Fair enough. I have two questions, then: 1. Don't you think that to decide not to take electronic devices in 21st century for travel is a reaction that is out

Fair enough. I have two questions, then: 1. Don't you think that to decide not to take electronic devices in 21st century for travel is a reaction that is out of proportions? It's pretty drastic measure, if you ask me. 2. How are the foreigners to change U.S. government's mind, if not by "blowing it out of proportions"? What other recourse is there? Maybe for U.S. citizens, and especially those that have to do with the tourism or international business or academia, yeah, it sucks that it's "blown out of proportions". But see - they are the citizens, they can pressure their government to take strong stance on the issue and forbid these practices as totalitarian (and obviously useless - no combination of bits on my phone or computer is by itself going to harm anyone).