Your Private Mail Will Be Searched
Declan McCullagh writes in wired.com that a bill has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow U.S. Customs agents to open any mailed letter or parcel for almost any reason. The bill, called the Customs Border Security Act, allows incoming or outgoing mail to be searched at the border “without a search warrant.” Under current law, it?s already legal for Customs agents to open packages they find suspicious.
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