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Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:52:56 -0500
Heheh, I've done worse than that on principal alone ;-) but, of course, it would have to depend upon my mood at the time too.... But I surely wouldn't log in for them and allow them to check anything. I'll turn on the laptop, let them see the login prompt to verify it's a real laptop, and that would be as far as they see, nothing more. What if I'm coming back from doing a security assesment for a company that we're going to purchase, and part of that is checking out their web presence while I'm over there? I'm bound by NDA not to disclose anything about that M&A, and by the TSA folks even seeing that I went to their web site may be in violation of that NDA. So I can potentially loose my job, and wind up in court myself if I violate an NDA, just so TSA can see what web sites I've been going to? I don't think so.... Yah, they'll have a fight on their hands.... Mike B Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580
_____________________________________________ From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:53 AM To: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec) Cc: fergdawg () netzero net; privacy () whitestar linuxbox org Subject: Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:15:41 EST, Blanchard_Michael () emc com said:Unless they have a summons, there's no way I'm logging in and allowing them access to my or my companies computer systems. They'd be in for a fight I'm afraid with me. The first person I'd be on the phone with is our company lawyer.You willing to spend days there waiting for it to get resolved? (And are there any shops that sell food on the *outside* side of the Customs checkpoint? That may enter into your decision...)
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- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Larry Seltzer (Feb 07)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Blanchard_Michael (Feb 08)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 08)
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- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 08)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Blanchard_Michael (Feb 08)
- Re: [privacy] U.S. Agents Seize Travelers' Devices Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 08)
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