Originally Posted by jeneralist

OP rejoining the thread...

One of the difficulties in talking about what happens at checkpoints, either those at the real border or those within the 100 mile zone, is that what *usually* happens and what *can* happen are two different things.

Lots of us depend on computer gadgets in our travels. ...... At the border, agents can look at computers, ask you to log in, ask for passwords, hold your computer for more analysis...

Can computers be searched and taken in the 100 mile zone?

I don't know the current law; but I also know that if you are asked for your stuff, and you give it to them, it doesn't much matter whether or not your computer can be taken without your consent -- you just gave it, and your gadget, to someone in a uniform who asked.