H.R.6702 - Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008

To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/30/08
HR 6702, To impose requirements with regard to border searches of ...

HR 6702 would impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

Source: WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc...
08/04/08
HR 6702

Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act “The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution acknowledges the right of the people to be secure in their persons and effects against unreasonable searches and... [[ This is a content summary only. ...

Source: RedStateEclectic
08/04/08
hr 6702: strengthening the 4th amendment

house resolution 6702, by ron paul and eliot engel, would require the department to show reasonable suspicion of criminal activity before it could search and seize electronic gadgets from travelers. read about the dhs and hr 6702 here, ...

Source: Juris Vodcast
08/04/08
The Engel/Paul “Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act”

It is unfortunate that it takes legislation to remind border agents of this Constitutionally protected right, but it is apparent to me that HR 6702 is absolutely necessary,” stated Congressman Paul. Share/Save/Bookmark.

Source: Ron Paul's Campaign For Liberty
08/04/08
The Engel/Paul "Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act"

The Engel/Paul "Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act" Posted August 4th, 2008 by Michael Nystrom August 4, 2008 Washington, DC - Congressman Ron Paul is an original cosponsor of legislation introduced July 31st that would ensure that a ...

Source: New Research Findings
08/04/08
"Hands Off My Laptop"

Update: in the comments, Lisa Lockwood points to EFF's action page on this issue. Go help them. Update II: Rep. Eliot Engel has introduced HR 6702, the Securing our Borders and our Data Act. Contact your representative, and ask them to ...

Source: Daily Kos
08/04/08
Ron Paul’s Brain » Blog Archive » Congressman Paul Cosponsors ...

It is unfortunate that it takes legislation to remind border agents of this Constitutionally protected right, but it is apparent to me that HR 6702 is absolutely necessary,” stated Congressman Paul. This entry was posted on Monday, ...

Source: Ron Paul's Brain
08/05/08
“Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act”

For Immediate Release Ron Paul's Press Releases www.house.gov/paul August 4, 2008 Engel/Paul “Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act” Washington, DC - Congressman Ron Paul is an original cosponsor of legislation introduced July 31st that ...

Source: Otero Residents Forum
08/05/08
Rising Issue: Border Searches of Laptops

HR 6702 is a bill to “impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media.” The bill intends to require border authorities to have reasonable suspicion about people whose laptops ...

Source: The WashingtonWatch.com Blog
08/06/08
Chertoff Misleads on Laptop Searches, Feingold Charges | Threat ...

House bill HR 6702 would require border agents to have at least "reasonable suspicion" that you're involved in, or about to commit a crime. The “Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act" is being sponsored by by Congressmen Ron Paul an

Source: Threat Level
08/06/08
Check Your 4th Amendment Rights at the Border

Tell you elected representatives to support HR 6702, the Securing our Borders and our Data Act, which precludes searches sans suspicion and demands the regulation of how data will be reviewed and stored by Homeland Security. ...

Source: Brazen Careerist
08/06/08
Checking your 4th amendment rights at the border

Tell you elected representatives to support HR 6702, the Securing our Borders and our Data Act, which precludes searches sans suspicion and demands the regulation of how data will be reviewed and stored by Homeland Security. ...

Source: SchizoFrenetic
08/07/08
On Laptop Searches and Seizures at the Border

In the House, Representatives Eliot Engel and Ron Paul have introduced a bill, The Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008 (HR 6702), that would: (a) require reasonable suspicion to search a data device at an international entry ...

Source: A Stitch in Haste
08/07/08
Securing Our Borders and Data Act - HR 6702

HR 6702 has been introduced by Ron Paul (R-TX). It is co-sponsored by Eliot Engel (D-NY): Purpose: “To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes. ...

Source: The Delaware Curmudgeon
08/11/08
laptop searches update

here is the full text of hr 6702. this is an interesting issue that seems likely to dog cbp for a while. i think it is safe to say that your average american does not understand the current law on border searches. ...

Source: Customs Law
08/12/08
CBP Speaks Out On Laptop Inspections

... and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. It is unfortunate that it takes legislation to remind border agents of this Constitutionally protected right, but it is apparent to me that HR 6702 is absolutely necessary."

Source: Import Export Law
10/20/08
Travel Referendums: Keeping Your Laptop and Data Secure || Jaunted

Eliot Engel and 11 co-sponsors put forth HR 6702, while Rep. Zoe Lofgren put forward HR 6588. Both were designed to restrict the search of digital devices at the border, though both are in committee, with no further meetings of the ...

Source: Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide
10/24/08
Rebellion Blog

Here's an antidote: Support HR 6702, a bill sponsored by (one guess...) Ron Paul to enforce the Fourth Amendment on border agents. This link will take you to a place where you can e-mail your Congressman. ...

Source: Untitled
11/15/08
Border Laptop Searches Update

Support the Securing Our Borders and Our Data Act of 2008, which would institute some minimal requirements for the ability of border agents to go through all the files on your laptop. Right now they can do it randomly, for no reason ...

Source: WWW.PODGER.NET
12/15/08
Home Station: CRS updates report on border serach of laptops

Two related bills introduced in the 110th Congress, H.R. 6702 and H.R. 6588, would impose more rigorous standards for laptop searches than those the federal courts have determined are constitutionally required. Download the report. ...

Source: Home Station
12/18/08
onderwereldblog.nl » Uw laptop en de douane (in Amerika)

Categorie(ën): privacy — wvdp @ 6:11 pm. De douane van de Verenigde Staten mag Uw bagage (en U) aan de grens doorzoeken. Dat klinkt in Nederland logisch - hier is Big Brother allang de baas - maar de Grondwet in de VS is niet zo ...

Source: onderwereldblog.nl
01/03/09
ResourceShelf » Blog Archive » CRS Report — Border Searches of ...

Two related bills introduced in the 110th Congress, H.R. 6702 and H.R. 6588, would impose more rigorous standards for laptop searches than those the federal courts have determined are constitutionally required. ...

Source: ResourceShelf
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