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Privacy: Avoid Laptop Seizure On International Trips

According to a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy, a Customs agent could seize your laptop for “an indefinite period” and even copy the data on your hard drive on your way to your European vacation destination. Whoah. CNET reports the DHS policy says that Customs agents can seize, make copies of and “analyze the information transported by any individual attempting to enter, reenter, depart, pass through, or reside in the United States.” CNET recommends encrypting your data before you leave the house, but we’re not so sure.