Laptops may be temporarily withdrawn when entering the US

Here it is, "Democracy." At first they allowed me to spy, read the mail, now I will select laptops ... What's next? I think so, everyone is imprisoned, because “It will help fight terrorism.”

A copy of the tape.ru + just the news passed:

According to the new rules developed by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), customs officers and immigration officers may withdraw laptops and other electronic devices from everyone entering the country, reports The Washington Post.
')
It is noted that we are talking about any devices and carriers that can store information in digital or analog format: hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, PDAs, video and audio tapes.

New rules apply to both foreigners and US citizens. It is noted that the devices can be removed for an indefinite period , necessary in order to verify the information contained in them.

At the same time, the data itself can be copied by employees of federal services and freely transferred to private organizations for decryption or for translation from a foreign language.

After checking, copies of all data should be destroyed, but at the same time, federal agents can save all their extracts or notes, as well as summary information on the information found on computers.

Representatives of the Ministry of National Security note that these measures are aimed exclusively at combating terrorism. According to them, they have long been secretly practiced at many airports, but the heightened public interest made it publicly declare this.

Related Links
- Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border - The Washington Post, 08/01/2008
- US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)