Chapter 8, Problem 8SG

Explanation of Solution

Ethical problems surrounding government search and seizure of computers:

The ethical problems which are surrounding government search and seizure of computers are as follows:

• Any mobile device or computer arriving to United State can be searched and seized by department of homeland security. A random search without any reason can be conducted by the authority. The mobile device or computer can be seized by the authority of any amount of time for an off-site inspection.
• The fourth Amendment protects against the unreasonable seize and search because sometimes the authority does not provide any reason for seizure. At airport and other entry point of country, the government considers the mobile device and computers as a luggage...