U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[Ian Batten]

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> AIUI  they   now  reserve   the  right  to   take  away   your  laptop
> *indefinitely* and pass it onto *anyone*

Travel with a freshly installed laptop.  Upon arrival, plug into hotel  
DSL and download the data you need over your VPN.  Prior to departure,  
wipe the data to your preferred standard (ranging from nothing, if you  
trust your home customs people, through to physical destruction of the  
disk, replacement of disk and re-installation from a DVD you  
downloaded and burnt when you arrived) and return with a clear  
conscience.

Or just take a thin client and access your company network via  
Citrix / X / VNC / etc.

ian