Technology Advisor Blog

Spring is just around the corner! You know what that means? It’s time for your annual spring cleaning for clothing, around the house cleaning, and anything that no longer serves you. Today, we will be focusing on spring cleaning: Technology edition.

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Tags: seized laptop, technology, small business technology advice., cybersecurity, electronics recycling

The Boston Sunday Globe had some interesting reading yesterday:  "Laptop seizures at customs cause thorny legal dispute".  When David House, a former MIT researcher, returned from vacation in Mexico a little over a year ago, federal agents seized his laptop at customs during a connection in Chicago, and kept it for almost two months.  There was no search warrant, and he wasn't charged with a crime.  The article describes a "Consitution-free zone" where governement agents don't need probable cause or reasonable suspicion to seize property, as long as it's not "invasive". 

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Tags: computer security, customs, seized laptop