When the purported launch of your social network is co-hosted by the ACLU, there’s really no secret about what the cornerstone of said service might be. This is the case with Google Circles, rumoured to launch at SXSW this evening. More »
Under the Freedom of Information Act, the ACLU demanded documents concerning the Customs and Border Protection’s policies for searching laptops and other electronic devices at the United States’ international borders. The first batch of documents is now available. And disturbing. More »
Your laptop, mobile phone or camera can still be seized at the US border without suspicion of wrongdoing, but new guidelines require border protection and customs to take a maximum of 5 and 30 days, respectively, to complete searches. More »