No Privacy Rights for Laptops at U.S. Border
A lot of business travelers are walking around with laptops that contain private corporate information that their employers really do not want outsiders to see. Until recently, their biggest concern was that someone might steal the laptop. But now there's a new worry: the laptop will be seized or its contents scrutinized at customs and immigration checkpoints upon entering the United States.
Laptops at U.S. border: No privacy rights, New York Times, October 25, 2006.
