Cyber Security Institute
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Groups warn travelers to limit laptop data
A recent federal district court ruling upholding seizures of electronic devices, such as laptops and iPhones, at the U.S. border has traveler- and civil-rights organizations worried that personal and sensitive data could be put at risk. On Thursday, almost three dozen organizations—including civil-rights advocates, academic groups, and religious and minority groups—sent an open letter to four congressional committees, asking that their members consider legislation to “protect all Americans against suspicionless digital border inspections.”