I'm only talking about phones, the left field shit was to show how silly this scenario looks to a lot of people and were actual things a few people around me said when hearing about this occurrence. We aren't talking about physical goods, cp, drugs, we're talking about private data on phones. Show me 1 instance of cp being caught on a phone at the border, then show me how this process actually stops cp from being distributed, then show me the data explaining why it is statistically worth while to maintain your stance on the process, worthwhile enough to sacrifice personal privacy. Until this information is validated and debated publicly, using things like this are not useful for generating sound policy. I didn't even say it's a bad idea, I've simply been saying that public perception sees this as just bullying, if public perception is wrong then maybe we should be more open about the facts, not relying on tv shows to convince everyone. 3 times in this thread I suggested that maybe people are pushing back on these issues because they don't realize how effective a simple method like screening phones is, until that effectiveness can be demonstrated as effective in a way that they can understand all we are going to do is further confuse the shit out of people and make them say stupid shit and all we hear afterwards is how stupid we are and to just trust and not question. Further back you mentioned how reddit seems to be pissed, it's not like that, we are all people, they just don't see the value in trading their privacy for the security return they are told exists, then when asked to be shown they are referred to a tv show, nobody cares if you claim you were in it, that's not a fact that they can see and validate for themselves.. Don't do that. I sincerely hope you get what I'm trying to say, it would go a long way to help you relate to the people you deal with in the future considering your chosen career path.