Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you’re entering the country. They can take your computer and download its entire contents, or keep it for several days.
That’s from a Bruce Schneier article on The Guardian advising people on the invasions of privacy they will be subjected to while crossing customs, and what they can do about it.
He goes on to provide people suggestions on how to avoid their data being taken by random officers. You know that things are really bad when a very public mainstream figure like Schneier is advising people on how to avoid and deceive their “protectors”.