US border guards can now search travelers’ laptops and other electronic gadgets without a show of reasonable suspicion. The ruling that human rights groups argue is just another example of aggressive government surveillance came Tuesday, after a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenge on the border search policy.
The suit was filed by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of Pascal Abidor, a scholar with dual US-French citizenship, more than three years ago. Abidor said he was sitting in the train's cafe car when an officer forced him to take out his laptop and enter password.
The suit was filed by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of Pascal Abidor, a scholar with dual US-French citizenship, more than three years ago. Abidor said he was sitting in the train's cafe car when an officer forced him to take out his laptop and enter password.
