Gadgets safe from global airport anti-piracy plan

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 12, 2008 8:16 PM EDT
Register Hardware; By James Sherwood
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Alarming headlines claiming that our laptop hard drives and iPod libraries could soon be scanned at airports for illegal copies of content are unfounded. Several recent reports, including one by the Daily Telegraph, claim that the governments of the G8 nations are considering an anti-piracy plan that would see customs officials granted the power to examine travellers' gadgets for digital contraband.

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I would just hide all my media, and other files. tracyanne 3 759 Jul 13, 2008 2:13 AM

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