Most of the discussion regarding laptop seizure at the border seems to focus upon how to protect your data. This is important, but I already do this. I'm an ind

Most of the discussion regarding laptop seizure at the border seems to focus upon how to protect your data. This is important, but I already do this. I'm an independent programmer/artist and my laptop is my main tool, and very expensive. If my laptop was seized randomly for an indefinite time period, I'd have to spend $3K to replace it, which is not an insignificant amount of money. I see this provision mostly being used by customs agents who want to steal someone's laptop or ipod for themselves.