The Department of Homeland Security is routinely searching laptops at airports when Americans re-enter the United States from abroad. The government then pores over or copies the laptop’s contents — including financial records, medical data and e-mail messages. These out-of-control searches trample the privacy rights of Americans, and Congress should rein them in.

I'm speaking on this subject at Hope in NYC next Sunday. If you are planning to be at Hope, drop by!

Editorial - The Government and Your Laptop - Editorial - NYTimes.com