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Can they legally ask for your pc password and go in your files?
You know some guys say they are tourist , and custom find a resume which could let them think that you look for a job.
Pc are filled with so many things these days, that they can accuse you of anything. Who don't have downloaded music nowadays?
Even if encrypted files and then they ask for the key, what s the point to set password?
They usually won't ask for it they can technically force their way into the computer, it happened to friends of mine. For non citizens the customs have the right to go through everything that's what they are here for, also they can deny entry without justification as entry into the US is not a right. For citizens I would venture to say they are protected by the 4th amendment and the customs can't deny them entry anyway.
Can they legally ask for your pc password and go in your files?
You know some guys say they are tourist , and custom find a resume which could let them think that you look for a job.
I doubt it would win in court and I doubt they'd bother if people all just said no. If you give it voluntarily then you give up your rights but if everyone says no then they'll have no choice but to stop asking.
Pc are filled with so many things these days, that they can accuse you of anything.
I was going to say that if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to be concerned about, but then I read on, where you said...
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Originally Posted by cheapcharly
Who don't have downloaded music nowadays?
Law-abiding people don't violate licensing terms.
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Originally Posted by Think4Yourself
I doubt it would win in court and I doubt they'd bother if people all just said no. If you give it voluntarily then you give up your rights but if everyone says no then they'll have no choice but to stop asking.
While their power is limited in some respects (generally reflected in the ability to receive injunctive relief after-the-fact, without prejudice), the fact is that customs does have the right to search and even confiscate computers, even without probable cause. [Sources: 393 F.3d 501, 504-506 (4th Cir. 2005); 473 U.S. 531, 538 (1985); 431 U.S. 606, 619 (1977); 448 F.3d 37, 41 (1st Cir. 2006); 541 U.S. 149, 153 (2004); et. al.] In other words, the act of crossing into the nation from abroad does not carry with it the rights you have going about your business within the nation's borders, and despite numerous challenges, that will continue to be the case.
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