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• Electronic Frontier Foundation. "US vs. Arnold." (Aug. 6, 2008)
  http://www.eff.org/cases/us-v-arnold
• Nakashima, Ellen. "Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches." Washington Post. Feb. 7, 2008. (Aug. 6, 2008)
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• Schneier, Bruce. "Taking your laptop into the US? Be sure to hide all your data first." The Guardian. May 15, 2008. (Aug. 6, 2008) http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/15/computing.security
• Singel, Ryan. "Border Agents Can Search Laptops Without Cause, Appeals Court Rules." Wired. April 22, 2008. (Aug. 6, 2008)
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