A recent ruling by the US appeals court validated the authority of boarder guards to look at electronic devices even if there's no reason to do so. They're also allowed to save the data for future perusal, with no guidelines on retention of data timelines.
The Register article about recent developments.
EFF Suggested Workaround: Move all your data to an online server, delete all local data, then reload your system. Can't use encryption because they can deny your egress/ingress if you don't give them the password.
UPDATE: 11-Jul-08: http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/10/us-defends-laptop-searches-at-the-border/
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