Comments on: Next trip, I’m leaving my laptop at home http://www.hodgen.com/next-trip-im-leaving-my-laptop-at-home/ International and US Tax Law Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.hodgen.com/next-trip-im-leaving-my-laptop-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Eric Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:48:37 +0000 http://www.hodgen.com/phil/next-trip-im-leaving-my-laptop-at-home/#comment-5 I hear you. It's no wonder that two million fewer foreign tourists came to the U.S. last year than in 2000. Visitors are welcome, but only if we scan your irises, get 10 fingerprints, collect $100, copy your PDA files, and let our security dogs sniff you over first. Perhaps we should just ask tourist visa applicants to head over to Russia and gaze at Alaska from the border. See the land of liberty! CNET published a detailed security guide to "customs-proof" your laptop earlier this year. There are also some really good comments on the story worth checking out. You can find the article by searching for "Security guide to customs-proofing your laptop" on cnet.com. I hear you. It’s no wonder that two million fewer foreign tourists came to the U.S. last year than in 2000. Visitors are welcome, but only if we scan your irises, get 10 fingerprints, collect $100, copy your PDA files, and let our security dogs sniff you over first.

Perhaps we should just ask tourist visa applicants to head over to Russia and gaze at Alaska from the border. See the land of liberty!

CNET published a detailed security guide to “customs-proof” your laptop earlier this year. There are also some really good comments on the story worth checking out.

You can find the article by searching for “Security guide to customs-proofing your laptop” on cnet.com.

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