NZ Traveler's Electronics Taken At Airport; Interest in Snowden to Blame? 453
An anonymous reader writes "A New Zealand backpacker stripped of all electrical equipment at Auckland airport suggests attending a London talk on cyber-security following the Edward Snowden leaks may be to blame. Samuel Blackman was returning home for Christmas on 11 December from London Heathrow to Auckland via San Francisco when a customs officer at his final destination took the law graduate's two smartphones, iPad, external hard drive and laptop, demanding the passwords for all devices." For a quieter version, see also The New Zealand Herald.
Re:Figures (Score:5, Funny)
...my girlfriend...
Hah! You NSA boys have a got to learn about blending in on teh internets.
Re:I'm sure there is more to this story (Score:5, Funny)
You post is interesting but lacks whitespace. I will not be subscribing to your newsletter.
Re:"Give us your passwords" (Score:5, Funny)
No, that's my actual password, capital G and with spaces!
Re:The Whole Issue (Score:5, Funny)
Standard forensic procedure is to keep everything in the condition it was in as far as possible. This includes removing drives and imaging them and working on images, and if your home is raided, and they anticipate you might be set up to destroy data on shutdown/loss of power, even going so far as to bring a generator along.
Fortunately, my home computer self-destructs based on its GPS location. Loss of signal or moving it more than 5 meters away from the house sets off the thermite.
Re:Double secret probation (Score:4, Funny)
In those cases we all just rely on our porn memories.
Re:I'm sure there is more to this story (Score:5, Funny)