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Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by tomflack on Sunday January 22, 2012 @04:38AM (#3496147)
I haven't read the whole thing yet, but a quick glance through shows Article 11:

ARTICLE 11: INFORMATION RELATED TO INFRINGEMENT

Without prejudice to its law governing privilege, the protection of confidentiality of information sources, or the processing of personal data, each Party shall provide that, in civil judicial proceedings concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights, its judicial authorities have the authority, upon a justified request of the right holder, to order the infringer or, in the alternative, the alleged infringer, to provide to the right holder or to the judicial authorities, at least for the purpose of collecting evidence, relevant information as provided for in its applicable laws and regulations that the infringer or alleged infringer possesses or controls. Such information may include information regarding any person involved in any aspect of the infringement or alleged infringement and regarding the means of production or the channels of distribution of the infringing or allegedly infringing goods or services, including the identification of third persons alleged to be involved in the production and distribution of such goods or services and of their channels of distribution.

It seems like this might cover a court ordering you to provide the password to determine infringement. However the first sentence might get you off the hook if you're a doctor or lawyer or other similarly privileged professional who has information about your clients on your laptop. I'll update this when I finish reading it tomorrow if I find anything more specific.

Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by wisty on Sunday January 22, 2012 @04:42AM (#3496151)
How about an IT worker? You'd hope a sysadmin has some kind of privilege. I expect not, though.
Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by tomflack on Sunday January 22, 2012 @04:44AM (#3496155)
I don't think they do unless their work covers one of the traditionally privileged cases.
Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by tsotha on Sunday January 22, 2012 @05:07AM (#3496181)
There's also that clause "upon a justified request of the right holder", which implies the rights holder has to provide some evidence to indicate there are infringing files.
Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by Iv on Sunday January 22, 2012 @05:42AM (#3496237)
"It has been connected to internet. Internet is only used for copyright infringement"
Re:ACTA will force border searches of laptops, smartphones f... by tomflack on Sunday January 22, 2012 @06:22AM (#3496320)
Would you like to actually contribute to the conversation? Or would you like to continue acting like a child?