Mission Creek

from cnet.com

most likely this will not be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

What: A business traveler protests the warrantless search and seizure of his laptop by Homeland Security at the U.S.-Canada border.

When: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on July 24.

Outcome: Three-judge panel unanimously says that border police may conduct random searches of laptops without search warrants or probable cause. These searches can include seizing the laptop and subjecting it to extensive forensic analysis.

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from washingtonpost.com

I wonder if future conferences will be virtual…

teven Rombom never got a chance to share the results of an hours-long experiment in getting someone’s background at a hackers convention in New York City last week.

Before he could sit down to lead a Saturday afternoon panel discussion entitled “Privacy is Dead . . . Get Over It,” federal agents moved in to arrest him for his methods of digging up information on people.

The arrest of Rombom, who also goes by Steven Rambam, was unrelated to the experiment at the Hackers on Planet Earth, or HOPE, conference…

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