<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/cef52bbf-64cc-487d-b34e-9b1866e5d805/9BF152AE-EB49-4BC1-AA34-794ABC656CC8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html" href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.pcworld.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html"><H1>DHS Clarifies Laptop Border Crossing Rules: What You Need to Know</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html"><P>Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security made it clear that border crossing officials <A target="_blank" href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/170963/us_dhs_revises_border_laptop_search_rules.html?tk=rel_news">could continue to search any device</A> that can store electronic media without any suspicion of wrongdoing.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html"><P><SPAN class="image ltmd"><IMG alt="travel" src="http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/152160-Biz_Travel_original.jpg" /></SPAN>Although the <A target="_blank" href="http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1251393255852.shtm">revised policy</A> ensures searches will be completed in a "timely manner" (up to 30 days) and that travelers will stay informed about the search's progress, travelers crossing the border might want to consider a few things.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html"><P>Officials can still <A target="_blank" href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/149303/us_border_agency_says_it_can_seize_laptops.html?tk=rel_news">seize any device</A> (including MP3 players or flash drives) and look at any file on it (including Internet browsing history) without giving any reason.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/171101/dhs_clarifies_laptop_border_crossing_rules_what_you_need_to_know.html">The <A target="_blank" href="http://www.acte.org/">Association of Corporate Travel Executives</A> (ACTE) believes agents take laptops, make an image of the hard drive and then return the laptop to its owner in the mail. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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