Do customs actually have any legal right to open up a laptop turn it on and search through private data? I would have thought that they must have a strong suspicion or evidence to do so. I mean for any normal passenger this would be a little over the top and no doubt add to the queues wouldn't it?
They obviously had good Intel to get that pilot, but for the majority of people to have to just open up and reveal such personal information I think is a bit over the top.
Is it too much? Where do you draw the line on privacy VS security?