DHS Can Now Hold Laptops Indefinitely at Borders

You may recall the case of Sebastien Boucher?  He was stopped in 2006 while crossing the U.S. – Canadian border and charged with transporting child pornography on his laptop across the border.  Unfortunately for the prosecutors, the data on the laptop is encrypted, and he now refuses to enter the necessary password to allow access to the files.  Additionally, a judge ruled late last year that he could not be compelled to reveal the password.Based on this ruling, and the recent policies enacted

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