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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 4:53 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingUnderTheRadar

It is actually an interesting question. On one hand the search can commence only when crossing the border (i.e. can not happen once in the country past border controls). But the practical question is a technology question - should the CBP be required to have analysis tools at every check point. The court said no - but they have to collect everything at the border.
Utterly pathetic; the government is now regulating magnetic bit patterns.
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