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+-   U.S. courts consider legality of laptop inspection on Tuesday January 08 2008, @10:23AM ceide2000

Submitted by ceide2000 on Tuesday January 08 2008, @10:23AM
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ceide2000 writes "The government contends that it is perfectly free to inspect every laptop that enters the country, whether or not there is anything suspicious about the computer or its owner. Rummaging through a computer's hard drive, the government says, is no different from looking through a suitcase. One federal appeals court has agreed, and a second seems ready to follow suit.......Link

I think it is time we demand privacy as a fundamental right of our citizenship."
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