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CBP conducted 2,272 electronic device searches at borders in six months, says DHS
Customs and Border Protection conducted 2,272 searches of travelers' electronic devices from Oct. 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010, according to a newly released report from the Homeland Security
ACLU files suit against suspicionless laptop searches at U.S. borders
The constitutionality of suspicionless searches of electronic devices at border crossings came under fire Sept. 7 with a lawsuit seeking their enjoinment filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Most CBP agents not trained in how to conduct border laptop searches
Most Customs and Border Protection agents at ports of entry receive training on their legal authority to search border crossers' laptops, but not in how to actually conduct an electronic search,
Border agents search 1,500 electronic devices
The American Civil Liberties Union has been adamantly opposed the search and seizure of electronic devices by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), arguing that the policy has been intrusive,
SPOTLIGHT: DHS laptop airport searches rare
There has been a great deal of controversy about the ability of U.S. border and airport agents to seize and conduct warrantless searches of laptops and other electronic devices of travelers. But the
DHS holds firm on laptop inspections at border
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not backing down when it comes to inspecting laptop computers, iPods, PDAs and other electronic devices at the border. While issuing some guidance to
