The EFF certain has set it sights high with its latest lawsuit, with it now teaming up with the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) to sue the Department of Homeland Security by laptop and gadget searches and other alleged infringements of civil liberties at U.S. borders. Specifically, the two groups are asking for the DHS to reveal its policies on questioning travelers on First Amendment-protected activities, including the photocopying of individuals’ papers, and the searching of laptops and other electronic devices. According to the EFF, that rather drastic move was prompted by the DHS’s failure to meet a 20-day duration limit Congress had set for responding to public knowledge requests. Needless to say, the DHS itself doesn’t seem to have a whole lot to say on the matter at the moment, and we’re guessing that situation won’t be changing anytime soon.

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