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The Last HOPE - July 18-20, 2008 - Hotel Pennsylvania - New York City
by Decius at 9:03 am EDT, Jun 20, 2008 |
Warrantless Laptop Searches at U.S. Borders Decius U.S. customs agents have begun randomly searching the contents of laptops carried by individuals across U.S. border checkpoints. Personal laptops contain increasingly vast and intimate collections of information about their owners, and cannot be easily sanitized for government inspection prior to travel. The privacy implications of this policy are obviously tremendous. There is presently a debate in the U.S. court system about the constitutionality of these searches. This talk will cover the developments so far, explaining (and criticizing) the basic legal framework in which this debate is occurring as well as the reasoning employed by the courts that have heard this issue. Related topics will also be discussed, such as recent controversy over the Fifth Amendment right to refuse to reveal an encryption password to the police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Attendees will be armed with a deeper understanding of these present threats to our fundamental rights.
I'm speaking at Hope next month in NYC. A number of other people connected with MemeStreams are also speaking. It should be a good time. |
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RE: The Last HOPE - July 18-20, 2008 - Hotel Pennsylvania - New York City
by Shmeck at 12:18 pm EDT, Jun 20, 2008 |
I feel like I've already seen this lecture. Hopefully nobody will throw a shoe at you. |
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RE: The Last HOPE - July 18-20, 2008 - Hotel Pennsylvania - New York City
by Decius at 2:30 pm EDT, Jun 20, 2008 |
Shmeck wrote:
I feel like I've already seen this lecture. Hopefully nobody will throw a shoe at you.
For the most part, you have, although its likely to be a bit more structured at Hope, mostly because people in New York don't throw shoes. I mean, who throws a shoe, really? |
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RE: The Last HOPE - July 18-20, 2008 - Hotel Pennsylvania - New York City
by Shmeck at 3:38 pm EDT, Jun 20, 2008 |
Decius wrote:
I mean, who throws a shoe, really?
Alcoholics, mostly. I'll be in attendance--see you when you get to NYC! |
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The Last HOPE - July 18-20, 2008 - Hotel Pennsylvania - New York City
by Rattle at 9:37 am EDT, Jun 20, 2008 |
Warrantless Laptop Searches at U.S. Borders Decius U.S. customs agents have begun randomly searching the contents of laptops carried by individuals across U.S. border checkpoints. Personal laptops contain increasingly vast and intimate collections of information about their owners, and cannot be easily sanitized for government inspection prior to travel. The privacy implications of this policy are obviously tremendous. There is presently a debate in the U.S. court system about the constitutionality of these searches. This talk will cover the developments so far, explaining (and criticizing) the basic legal framework in which this debate is occurring as well as the reasoning employed by the courts that have heard this issue. Related topics will also be discussed, such as recent controversy over the Fifth Amendment right to refuse to reveal an encryption password to the police and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Attendees will be armed with a deeper understanding of these present threats to our fundamental rights.
Decius will be speaking at Hope next month in NYC. A number of other people connected with MemeStreams are also speaking. It should be a good time. |
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