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Friday, August 28, 2009
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Homeland Security: We Can Still Search You, But We’ll Be Nicer

6:30PM Danny Allen | 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 »
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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TSA Airport Screener Steals Over $200,000 in Gadgets, Almost Gets Away With It

3:40PM Matt Buchanan | Transportation Security Administration baggage screener Pythias Brown is the reason you hate flying with expensive gear in your bag, especially if you ever flew out of Newark airport. Over the last few years, he stole at least $US200,000 worth of electronics. Not just a camcorder here, a laptop there, or an Xbox 360 or two, either. No, this guy had balls. Among his biggest hauls—literally—was an HBO employee’s $US47,900 camera. And the TSA was totally clueless about it. He was finally caught after CNN found a camera he had stolen from them up for sale on eBay. More »
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