Lawsuit Questions Searches of Travelers’ Laptops, Digital Devices*
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 02.13.08 | 3:49 PM ET
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Asian Law Caucus filed suit in a California court last week to seek the release of Department of Homeland Security records concerning searches of personal property, including computers and other digital devices, by the DHS’s Customs and Border Protection agents. From CNN: “The suit accuses customs agents of ‘lengthy questioning and intrusive searches’ and seeks clarification on the law that allows such searches.”
The Department of Homeland Security defends its policies allowing searches of, among other things, password-protected files.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the entire lawsuit.
Update Feb. 13, 5:29 ET: CNN has video of a television segment on the subject.