What's on your laptop is your business - 2008-08-08
The Department of Homeland Security recently gave Customs and Border Patrol the right to search laptops without probable cause at airports along the borders. What does that mean, exactly? It means that Customs and Border Patrol officials can take your laptop, force you to give them your password, search your files and keep your laptop for no reason other than that they might see you as a threat.
Security means more than just protection from terrorists and secure borders -- it means that our right to privacy is protected as well. The Center for American Progress is standing up for the privacy of all Americans and telling the Department of Homeland Security: "Hands off my laptop!" Help us join them by clicking here.