Right now, attempts to seize laptops without cause are quite rare. But they should be zero. However, I enter the USA (I am not a US citizen) several times per year and for most people it’s not a bad process. That doesn’t mean we should not try to stop the excesses but I wouldn’t give up work in the USA because of it, not even close yet.

I just would like to see a disk encryption system to protect you from both laptop thieves and customs seizures that is so easy to use that there is no reason not to use it. The downside is you might forget to lock it a few of the times you need to, but that’s better than one so hard you never use it at all.