Homeland Security retains practice of searching travelers’ laptops without warrantHomeland Security retains practice of searching travelers’ laptops without warrant
donal brown
September 1, 2009
The Customs and Border Protection officers will continue to search laptops and other electronic devices without reasonable suspicion, Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security said last week. -DB NextGov August 28, 2009 By Gautham Nagesh The Homeland Security Department announced on Thursday that it will continue to allow Customs and Border Protection officials to search travelers’ laptop computers and other electronic devices without suspicion of wrongdoing. The practice of searching travelers’ electronic devices