legislation: 110-hr-6588
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| 110-hr-6588 | 110 | hr | 6588 | Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008 | Law | 2008-07-23 | 2008-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] | CA | D | L000397 | 0 | Electronic Device Privacy Act of 2008 - Prohibits any person acting under U.S. authority, derived from a sovereign's power to search at its border, from searching the electronic contents of a laptop computer or other similar device of a person entering the United States. Allows searches based on lawful authority other than a sovereign's power to search at its border. Defines "laptop computer or other similar device" to include any electronic device normally used for electronic mail or messaging or for storing electronic data. | 2019-11-15T21:37:55Z |