As to border security potentially confiscating my iPod, I'm not going to be scared by that. It only has music on it, and I'll need it for both long-haul flights. If people were scared so easily no one would take any i-thing on any flight and AFAICS planes are full of them.
Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.
If you have info on your devices which you'd rather not have another government examining (for criminal and/or tax purposes), then you should delete it with no residue. Even if encrypted, the authorities can demand decryption (with unpleasant consequences if you don't provide such); the same goes for passwords to access your information.
Enough said.
