Since the US Appeals Court ruled that the Customs and Border Protection agents can rifle through your computers, they have been permanently storing the information that they have found.

Not only are they free to view the files during passage; they are also permitted to copy the entire contents of a device. There are no stated policies about what can and can’t be done with the data.

There are already stories about people being forced to give up their personal data for no other reason than a hunch.

The EFF has also issued some advice on what you should do before crossing the border.

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