Court Upholds Willy-Nilly Gadget Searches Along U.S. Border

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Court Upholds Willy-Nilly Gadget Searches Along U.S. Border

A federal judge today upheld a President Barack Obama administration policy allowing U.S. officials along the U.S. border to seize and search laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices for any reason.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/gadget-border-searches-2/

Alarmingly, the government contends the Fourth-Amendment-Free Zone stretches 100 miles inland from the nation’s actual border.

The judge said it “would be foolish, if not irresponsible” to store sensitive information on electronic devices while traveling internationally.