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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01/02/09
ResourceShelf » Blog Archive » C...

Two related bills introduced in the 110th Congress, H.R. 6702 and H.R. 6588, would impose more rigorous standards for laptop searches tha...

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12/17/08
onderwereldblog.nl » Uw laptop en...

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...

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12/14/08
Home Station: CRS updates report o...

Two related bills introduced in the 110th Congress, H.R. 6702 and H.R. 6588, would impose more rigorous standards for laptop searches tha...

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11/14/08
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 agen...

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10/23/08
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 l...

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10/19/08
Travel Referendums: Keeping Your L...

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 o...

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08/11/08
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 C...

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08/10/08
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 y...

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08/06/08
On Laptop Searches and Seizures at...

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...

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08/06/08
Securing Our Borders and Data Act ...

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 ...

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