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Can the Government take MY laptop? Without Cause?
http://oklahoma1.blogspot.com/2009/01/law-enforcement-takes-...
Submitted by Chazman80
10 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 6 hours ago
If you travel with your laptop or BlackBerry, listen up. According to the 9th Circuit Court, it is perfectly legal for Federal Customs and Border Patrol agents to seize your technological devices when you enter the United States. You might not have anything illegal on your computer's hard drive, but even if you're just carrying your personal computer and you have all your kids' vacation pictures on there, there's no telling when -- or if -- you'll get your machine back.
The idea is that in the interest of national security, U.S. officials have the right to confiscate electronics to search them for evidence of a crime -- even without probable cause.
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