Chuckk Hubbard on 26 May 2008 03:24:15 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] OT: Traveling With Your Laptop Over The Border


Thanks for the warnings everyone.  I just might not return!
-Chuckk

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Brian Vagnoni <bvagnoni@v-system.net> wrote:
> With the travel season here, take care when you travel with your laptop over
> the US border. The TSA is indiscriminately grabbing peoples laptops and if
> they do, you wouldn't get it back for at least 2 weeks after they do a
> forensic scan of all your private data. They are looking for stuff. I've
> talked with Infosec friends about this trying to find out what the guide
> lines are, and there are none.
>
> Though I doubt they are looking for that illegal copy of Air Supply on your
> drive. I would hate to have to go to court over something like that.
>
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