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Comment Re:no privacy here, no privacy there (Score 1) 388

by David M. Andersen (#25432101) Attached to: Passport Required To Buy Mobile Phones In the UK
Well... Their transport secretary gave some great quotes in about building a massive telephone/internet database:
  • "If they are going to use the internet to communicate with each other and we don't have the power to deal with that, then you are giving a licence to terrorists to kill people."
  • "The biggest civil liberty of all is not to be killed by a terrorist."
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Bill To Add Accountability To Border Laptop Search 495

Posted by kdawson from the is-a-receipt-too-much-to-ask dept.
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) has introduced a bill that would add accountability to the DHS searches conducted upon the laptops of those crossing the border. Specifically, it would require the issue of receipts to those who had their property confiscated so that it could later be returned, would limit how long the DHS can keep laptops, would require them to keep the laptop's information secure, and would create a way to complain about abuse. Finally, the DHS would be required to keep track of how many searches were done and report the details to Congress. Rep. Sanchez also has also issued a statement about the proposed bill."

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