Laptop seizure, a reality not so distant from you
Not a long time ago, Bruce Schneier posted on his blog a note regarding Laptop seizures by the Sudanese government and mentioned rumors about this practice in Israel. After few days he edited the post observing that currently this is a legal practice within USA borders. Let's say it was a quite funny repercussion.
Now, circa one month after the International Herald Tribune published an article about this issue. The article mentions that "an informal survey by the Association [of Corporate Travel Executives], which has about 2,500 members worldwide, indicated that almost 90 percent of its members were not aware that customs officials have the authority to scrutinize the contents of travelers' laptops and even confiscate laptops for a period of time, without giving a reason".
Still, according to the article, "the law is clear. They don't need probable cause to perform these searches under the current law. They can do it without suspicion or without really revealing their motivations."
Sounds like a great reason to use and encrypted flash disk to carry private or sensitive information!
Now, circa one month after the International Herald Tribune published an article about this issue. The article mentions that "an informal survey by the Association [of Corporate Travel Executives], which has about 2,500 members worldwide, indicated that almost 90 percent of its members were not aware that customs officials have the authority to scrutinize the contents of travelers' laptops and even confiscate laptops for a period of time, without giving a reason".
Still, according to the article, "the law is clear. They don't need probable cause to perform these searches under the current law. They can do it without suspicion or without really revealing their motivations."
Sounds like a great reason to use and encrypted flash disk to carry private or sensitive information!
posted by Andre Fucs @ 12:52
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