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Foreign encryption-possession restrictions may catch travelers carrying laptops or smartphones

June 24, 2009

Pillsbury Winthrop lawyer Sanjay Jose Mullick writes about laws restricting the possession of encryption technology, and the surprising possible consequences if those laws were to trap a traveler carrying a laptop computer or a smartphone such as the Blackberry or iPhone.

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Protect your laptop’s sensitive information before entering the U.S. – a customs agent might decide to peruse it

May 16, 2008

Security consultant Bruce Schneier writes in the [UK] Guardian with suggestions for setting up your laptop computer so that U.S. customs inspectors won’t be able to peruse your sensitive business information (or, if you’re a lawyer, attorney-client privileged information). This is something to think about, because a U.S. court has ruled that customs inspectors have [...]

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