It feels rather strange that Google decided to retire the Google Labs section of their site which often showcased new Google services and features that at least sometimes were turned into full blown products at a later time. Strange because the end of Google Labs was not the end of Google experiments. One of the [...]

Categories: Google, Online Services, travelling geek

Discovered the article Security guide to customs-proofing your laptop over at Cnet and thought it would be worth sharing it. It does not really add anything new to the discussion and if you have followed it here (Protect your date when travelling) at my website or at others you might already know every point that [...]

Categories: Hardware, Security

The Washington Post published an article about two policies issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies. According to those policies border agents can seize any electronic devices, including but not limited to notebooks, PDAs or storage devices and any form of documentation and paper, even in written [...]

Categories: Security