So, here's a funny thing - if you enter US or UK in that matter (probably some other countries too) your laptop can be checked and I don't mean "please turn it on so we see if it's real". According to
article written by Bruce Schneier (one of security gurus in US) border agents can actually dump your disk image to process it, or can keep your laptop for a few days to search it for anything they want. Got naked pictures of your SO - you'll make them happy ;-)
Recently US court ruled that it's legal for border agents to search your drive. UK agents have similar power. Check
article for details.
I say - WTF?! Soon you'll have a full 24 hours monitoring in your home provided by the government, just for your protection of course ;-)
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http://encryptionhowto.sourceforge.net/Encryption-HOWTO.html
Encrypting your entire hard drive, something you should certainly do for security in case your computer is lost or stolen, won't work here. The border agent is likely to start this whole process with a "please type in your password". Of course you can refuse, but the agent can search you further, detain you longer, refuse you entry into the country and otherwise ruin your day.
then don't encrypt entire drive. Encrypted loopback device looks like just another file. Call it something innocent (e.g. "swapfile") and you are good to go
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