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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 11:57 am
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Probable Cause Not Required For Laptop Searches at US Border

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...our-lapto.html

This is a good article that covers the new decision handed down yesterday in U.S. District court. It also includes a link to the actual decision.

Does your laptop have anything to declare?

Now the files and photos on your laptop are fair game to customs agents at LAX and no, unlike the police, they don't need probable cause to search them. That's the latest ruling, handed down yesterday by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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