Another Hacker’s Laptop, Cellphones Searched at Border | WIRED

A well-known and respected computer-security researcher was detained for several hours Wednesday night by border agents who searched his laptop and cellphones before returning them to him.

Source: Another Hacker’s Laptop, Cellphones Searched at Border | WIRED

 

When did it become okay to check anyone, whenever, without cause or suspicion? Or, perhaps more accurately, when did everyone become suspicious?