Do you plan to travel to/from the US? Do not take your laptop.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods.

Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, quoting policies issued on July 16 by two DHS agencies.

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06	Edited by: hello Aug 1, 08, 15:01 / #
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, quoting policies issued on July 16 by two DHS agencies. reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN0126069520080801

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Aug 1, 08, 15:03 / #
sure flies in the face of 4th ammendment to the US constitution. fokers.

polishgirltx	Edited by: polishgirltx Aug 1, 08, 15:07 / #
it bugs me too....privacy in the us down the toilet...i take my laptop everywhere, what about business travels and people who don't use personal laptops ...? should i leave my ipod at home too...? paranoid ppl....

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Aug 1, 08, 15:08 / #
paranoia

Andrew78Threads: 1 Posts: 138 Joined: Jun 1, 08	Aug 1, 08, 15:12 / #
Fucken Bush policy

helloThreads: 37 Posts: 1,104 Joined: Dec 5, 06	Aug 1, 08, 15:16 / #
So they terrorize the whole society (including foreign travelers) just in the hopes one imaginary terrorist is stupid enough to fly with a laptop with a map to Bin Laden? What are the odds, one in 10 billions?

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07	Edited by: plk123 Aug 1, 08, 16:31 / #
hey now, limies aren't any better. hello: So they terrorize the whole society (including foreign travelers) just in the hopes one imaginary terrorist is stupid enough to fly with a laptop with a map to Bin Laden? What are the odds, one in 10 billions? about the sam odds as the ones where OJ didn't do it.

Arise_St_GeorgeThreads: 15 Posts: 572 Joined: Mar 8, 08	Edited by: Arise_St_George Aug 1, 08, 16:54 / #
I'm off to florida next year and I'll make sure there are no computers or laptops on holiday. Internet Cafe is a no-no. Laptop is a no-no. I can't stand people that spend 24/7 on a friggin computer...!

BubbaWooThreads: 46 Posts: 4,438 Joined: Sep 26, 06	Aug 1, 08, 16:59 / #
yeah but have you ever thought there might be good reasons for spending so much time in front of the screen?

FirestormThreads: 7 Posts: 511 Joined: Nov 29, 06	Aug 1, 08, 17:47 / #
And so.. The terrorist win.. ) Not only have they crippled our transport links. Now they have us fighting ourselves.. They have us so scared of them. We wont go anywhere.. Or do anything. Or transport any goods. NO laptops.. Pda's.. Mobile phones.. Hmm Soon you will all be riding horseback everywhere..

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Aug 1, 08, 20:28 / #
Arise_St_George: Such as? making a living

Logan McCloudThreads: - Posts: 56 Joined: Jun 27, 08	Aug 2, 08, 12:00 / #
Arise_St_George: My computer/laptop is for leisure purposes ONLY not for businesses. Aye. Well that does say your unable to think outside the box wee laddie. What might be true for you might not be true for me. Ken?

miranda	Aug 2, 08, 12:14 / #
Logan McCloud: Ken? Arise_St_George: sweetheart. Logan McCloud: Sunshine he, he...... On the serious note. It is a crazy idea since so many people depend on them. I am not making a living on mine but conduct a lot of activities using my laptop, so....it is like taking away my cell.

Arise_St_GeorgeThreads: 15 Posts: 572 Joined: Mar 8, 08	Aug 1, 08, 17:48 / #
BubbaWoo: yeah but have you ever thought there might be good reasons for spending so much time in front of the screen? Such as?

Arise_St_GeorgeThreads: 15 Posts: 572 Joined: Mar 8, 08	Edited by: Arise_St_George Aug 2, 08, 11:58 / #
I don't NEED to bring my laptop knobsacks. My computer/laptop is for leisure purposes ONLY not for businesses. The laptop stays at HOME. People that spend 24/7 chatting in chatrooms/forums are just SAD.