comments "1984" has arrived! DHS demanding on site acccess to email accounts of selected incoming aliens

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

It should be noted that as with fingerprinting, some countries MAY demand
similar action from our citizens entering their country.

Dave

------ Forwarded Message
From: rose <rrattorney () yahoo com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:49:32 -0800 (PST)
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: "1984" has arrived! DHS demanding on site acccess to email accounts
of selected incoming aliens

Hi Dave,
 
As an attorney, practicing in the areas of international business and
immigration law, it has come to my attention through discussions with other
attorneys, that DHS is pulling aside "selected" aliens  at entry checkpoints
and bringing them into a separate room which contains a DHS computer
connected to the internet. The aliens are told to bring up their various
email accounts on the screen and enter their passwords. DHS then reads the
emails for information pertaining to possible unauthorized work or other
matters and questions the aliens on these findings. Of course, no attorney
can be present at these interrogations! People travelling to the U.S. should
be aware that a possible search of them by DHS now also means a search of
their email accounts!
 
Regards,
Rose Robbins, Esq.
 
 

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