Lovely.

[poubelle]

U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops
Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:25pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Thursday for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, attempting to address concerns about violating privacy and constitutional rights

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[klarfax]

The government seems to be saying here that they'll do whatever the fuck they want, with a few minor procedural hurdles. There are no serious restrictions here though.

[poubelle]

Basically. I'm glad that we at least have a Directive now (and can read it), and that I had to learn how to set up hidden folders on a key drive for an office project.

I'm also waiting for the PRC to implement similar measures in turn (though of course they already do this unofficially).

[muffins_of_god]

Wow, makes me never want to leave the country. Or leave and never come back. What the hell.