Customs Officers Can Search Your Laptop, Too

People be aware that it’s not true that’s what they want you to believe they absolutely can not snoop around your laptop. That is violating your Privacy Act and they continue to do it to innocent people that are unaware of their rights. They have the right if you’re suspected by the government to have any type of links with known terrorist. And be aware that they know who are they and know their every move. So that’s a lack of BULL that they can just snoop into your laptop in the air port because they just feel like having fun with an innocent civilian. If you experience such violation let them do what they want with your belongings and while their conducting their search take all their information you’ll have at the end a well lawsuit against them.

I get pulled aside and patted down whenever I fly. I'm deaf so I can't understand TSA demands. My carry-ons are searched unnecessarily and my CPAP gets inspected with a fine-toothed comb. TSA in general makes taveling a nightmare for the handicapped and they offer no apologies. While I'm being wanded and patted down my belongings are waiting on the conveyer to be picked up by anyone.

With Al Quaeda having pronounced that all Americans, including civilians, can be justifiably killed in the name of Jihad, we should be thankful that TSA and the govt. are scrutinizing every little detail when we are flying.

So stop your whining about Cheney, Bush, invasion of privacy, etc. These people are trying to prevent another 9/11 and also trying to save your life.

You should be focusing your anger and disgust on Bin Laden, Zawahiri, and the other Jihadis who created this mess in the first place.


Besides, if you have nothing to hide you should have nothing to worry about.

Damn! Looks like our right to privacy is gone out the window! The whole world is under surveillance! Can't wait to see what's next!!!

Geez, now Big Brother is snooping through our computers? Makes me sick. So what if some lewd dude has porn on his laptop. How is that a security threat?

Good old Bush, and his master, "Prick" Cheney, saving the world by supressing one right at a time.

Child pornographers are the scurge of the earth and should be caught any way possible.

i dont believe this... i think its a bunch of hooblahh

Well I told U repub worshippers the paitrot act was a major taking of our rights and u laughed now its true they can catch the fundie preacher with child porn in his puter when he travels to meet the 14 YO boy he met online !!!

I have 2 different trains of thought about this. First, if you have something sleazy on your pc- you deserve to be caught. Second, Can they think of Anything else to slow the lines? Haven't they ever heard of password protected? I can't imagine being forced to reveal that to a stranger. I'd rather be felt up in their so called searches.

umm. marilu? its not just porn. it was child pornography. read it again.



i think going through peoples stuff is enough, but looking through it and reading things and asking questions is a bunch of asdhfjidsfjisdj.
thats personal. and this is a free country, so what happens if you dont tell them. dont we have a right?

jmarksman2 might be more concerned about the liberals in California passing a law that allows the government to potentially control the thermoset setting in your house to control the temperature than to worry about whether President Bush had anything to do with the inspection of your computer. Typical left wing -- just wait if -- Heaven forbid hillary get in the White House -- every time you reach into your wallet -- her hand will already be there!

WELL I CAN SEE SOME OF THE REASONING BEHIND THIS ESPSCIALLY WITH THE BOMBINGS OF LATE SOMEONE WHO IS DETERMINED TO BLOW SOMETHING UP COULD USE A LAPTAP AS A DENOTEATOR TO START A BOMB ELSE WHERE ON PLANE IN ALMOST ANYTHING NOW IF YA GOT PORN AND STUFF YOU DON,T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO SEE I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO GET RID OF IT ANYTHING PERSONAL

Personally, I think this is sick. The customs agents now have what they have wanted all the time, the right to snoop into people's private and personal lives and and actually run them. Heil Bush! Heil Bush! Heil Bush!

i believe intellectual property should remain unsearchable. unless there is just cause.
can they take it away from your presence?
what if you have a book or music, or other creative work your have written for release or publication. it is an easy task to copy a hard drive. also a lot of art work or writing could easily offend, or be seen as subversive, since it is so subjective, & different in various cultures. unless there is reason this is an unnecessary intrusion.

I don't do luggage anymore. I ship my stuff ahead to my destination via FedEx and it's all waiting for me when I arrive. I get on the plane with my carry-on and that's it. Luggage is a pain-in-the-butt that nobody needs to deal with anymore. And .. unlike the the airlines who can send your belongings into limbo .. FedEx tracks your stuff every step of the way from the time it leaves your hands to the moment it is delivered. You can also use UPS or DHL. It's worth the fee. NO MORE LUGGAGE FOR ME !!

The policy was probably set up by republican (fascist) perverts like Foley, Craig and Little Bushie Jr. so they could set up a list of child molesters to recruit to join their gay republican parties.

Perhaps the crooked lawmakers will get caught in their mischief.

Will the be able to seach Thumb drives cd's DVDs that I carry on. My cd/dvd case hold 300. that will sure hold up the plane. lol an can the search a hard drive that is out of a laptop? So just take it out before boarding the plane, the reinsert it after you board.

whats the point, is porn a threat?