"Have you ever had any of your electronic gadgets seized by customs while traveling?"

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Customs finally recognizes that holding on to a laptop for a couple of years can greatly inconvenience the life of anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves under suspicion, and is relaxing -- a little -- the rules about what it will do during a laptop seizure.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/148203;_ylt=AvF32NBdGNVf04myBb9.6pMrLpA5

What did you do? What would you do if this happened to you? What can you do?

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"Luckily I haven't..."

by ricky44 on Nov 04 2009 (3 months ago)

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Oh my--I would flip if it happened to me. My computer is my life! I guess there's nothing one can do if it happens except surrender to the contemptuous tyrants...otherwise if you protest you might find yourself in trouble...big trouble.
Sources: My personal self

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