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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 4:52 am
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Originally Posted by We Will Never Forget
"I don't carry my laptop overseas anymore," said Sacramento attorney Mark Reichel. "The fat lady has sung for the fourth amendment."

Maybe he should have studied harder in law school. Nothing has changed with regards to border searches. Legally, what is the difference between personal papers, luggage and laptops? The 4th Amendment covers all equally.
"Officers may not read or permit others to read correspondence contained in sealed letter class mail"

The difference between encrypted data on a laptop and sealed first class mail is?
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