>That case was one of the primary reasons I excluded the USA as my immigration target and landed in Canada instead (back in 2006 I was in a position where I cou

>That case was one of the primary reasons I excluded the USA as my immigration target and landed in Canada instead (back in 2006 I was in a position where I could choose). >This policy just makes my resolve stronger. Canada (and the UK and Australia) has this same "give me your password" policy [1], too. They've even arrested re-entering Canadian citizens for refusing [2]. So while your decision may have been "noble", I'm not sure Canada was the right choice. 1: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/border-phone-laptop-search-cbsa-canada-cbp-us-1.4002609 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/border-phone-laptop-search... 2: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/alain-philippon-to-plead-guilty-cellphone-1.3721110 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/alain-philippon-to...