Laptop searches recidivus

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Computerworld – The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is 
warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information they 
carry on laptops and other electronic devices because of fears that government 
agents can seize that data at U.S. border crossings. The group is worried that 
corporate data could be downloaded by agents, leading to potential security 
breaches and the exposure of private information. The warning follows a recent 
ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that basically upheld the right of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to search laptops and other devices 
at U.S. borders without reasonable cause or suspicion. Companies need to review 
their policies to see if such searches will cause privacy problems for them or their 
customers, said ACTE’s executive director. Other sensitive and proprietary 
information – including intellectual property – can sometimes be exposed in such 
searches, she said. Many companies, especially in Europe, are having compliance 
officers look at the broader implications of such searches and have begun 
curtailing the kind of information their executives can carry on their laptops 
when traveling to the U.S, she said.   

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