U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year
United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-customs-border-protection-phone-search-9.7118271?cmp=rss

A CarFax for Used PCs; Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life
https://spectrum.ieee.org/carmax-used-pcs
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