On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Luiz Felipe <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> ...did you know the US immigration now has the legal right to screen any
> memory device carried by foreigners into the US? They may read any documents
> and emails, watch any photos, hear any musics, and even retain the said
> piece of gear, without any payment??? Yes, that goes for any memory device,
> including pendrives, cameras, telephones, laptops, recording pens... do
> watch and cleanse your memories before you enter US space...
>
> LF (AKA Wild Pagan of the Great White Kayak)
>

Not just foreigners, US Citizens as well. Crossing an international
border is considered defacto consent to search. 4th Ammendment
protections don't apply until you're inside the border.

And that applies to ALL countries, not just the US.

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