by Ned S. Levi | Feb 11, 2013
Late last year, before a multi-week journey, I joined the myriad of travelers who use tablets on the road when I purchased an iPad. My books and magazines added too much weight to my carry-ons and checked luggage. On long flights, lengthy train and bus rides, and in...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 3, 2012
Many travelers consider their laptop safe, as long as they have great antivirus, antispyware, and firewall software installed, and up-to-date. That’s merely a good start. It does nothing to prevent their laptop from being stolen or protect their personal and...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 20, 2010
Last week I wrote about the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) random inspection program of electronic media, which has resulted in more than 6,600 electronic devices searched, and many seized at US borders, in the last two years. That’s not the only...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 13, 2010
What do Pascal Abidor, a graduate student and U.S.-French citizen, Bill Hogan, a freelance journalist and US citizen, and Maria Udy, a marketing executive and a UK citizen living and working in the Washington, DC area, have in common? Have you seen them in the news?...
by Ned S. Levi | Aug 31, 2009
Last summer I wrote about the Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) program to randomly search and seize laptops, digital cameras, cellphones and other electronic devices at the border, without warrants, reasonable suspicion or probable cause. A year later, CBP agents are...
