US Border Agents to Search Data Without Warrant

ComputerWorld tells of a new “outsider” threat. Their article emphasizes that this is something for executives to take seriously, but the threat is obviously one for anyone who thinks search without a warrant is a concern:

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information they carry on laptops and other electronic devices because of fears that government agents can seize that data at U.S. border crossings.

Seize, search, reveal or even arrest and prosecute.

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