Its not just America my friends. I was detained entering Canada. They searched everything. So what I thought I have nothing to hide. Then they searched my camera, again nothing to hide. Unless pictures of stained glass is against the law. Next they searched the laptop. Well they tried. I use a mac, and it appears they are not mac savvy. So they asked for my assistance. The wanted to install some software to search my laptop. Turns out whatever they wanted to install was not mac compatible. So they asked me to show them where the pictures were saved. So I did. I warned them they may find some ADULT PORN, and a pic or two of me naked. There were only a few graphic pictures. They did not pay much attention to them though. Then the guy stops on one pic. This was the pic that he had a problem with. I could not believe it. It was a pic of my partners nephews. They were playing with my web cam. The camera has a feature that makes the pic distorted. You know great big eyes, little chin. That sort of thing. The program is called Photo Booth. Mac users you all know it. Well anyhow his nephews must have taken 100 pics or so making funny faces. I remember the day, they had so much fun. By the way, they clearly had clothes on. In a few pics there parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles were in the undistorted background. So these very innocent pictures caused a huge delay, and a lot of uncomfortable questioning. They lectured me, and questioned me. To be honest I was really scared. I did nothing wrong but felt like I was going to be locked away. What they told me is child predators will morph the pictures of children...... They gave me an example story of what they found. I had to tell them to stop I didnt want to hear any more. They were literally making me sick to my stomach. Finally after multiple interviews they decided I was not a dangerous person, and let me enter. They did give me back my laptop, and camera. I do feel violated. I also feel glad they have caught some very sick people. Mostly angry that anyone would accuse me of doing such things to children, especially how innocent the pictures were. So my solution. I need my computer when I travel, so I will change the hard drive. On a 13 in Macbook it takes 10 min to change. I will just use a clean, new, hard drive with nothing more than the OS on it. I will not set up any email accounts on mail programs. I am sure this will be suspicious as well. I really do not know for sure. I do know, I do not want to go through this experience again. No book marks, no cookies, and no contacts. I will just have to rough it. If they decide to try to install software again, I say go right ahead. That hard drive will be removed from my computer 10 min after I get home. I suggest to all who can leave such items at home just do it. If you must travel with hardware, remember this story. Very innocent pictures suddenly making me a suspect. It could happen to you. if both Canada and America are doing it, I am sure other countries are as well. Oh yea, and it is very true your rights are non-existent at the boarder. To the boarder patrol agents, I am glad your trying to catch the bad guys, however please do it without taking every ounce of dignity of someone. Is it really any of your business about who I hooked up with or what their name is. I did not give the name, I just let them think I was very easy. I said I did not really catch the name. How did they know to ask for a name, well they asked me a lot of sexual questions. At least they did not comment with score cards about the nude pics of myself, that my boyfriend took.