Big Brother? Meet even Bigger Brother!

If you're a regular reader of this blog (are there any?) you will know that I am critical of the way the police use (or I would say, misuse) their right to search your property and examine your computer, mobile 'phone etc. following your arrest.  But at least they have to arrest you first and (at least in theory) have to have reasonable grounds for suspecting you of having committed some offence in order to do so.  So you can imagine my horror on finding out about Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 which gives the same powers to those policing our borders, but without any need for an arrest, or indeed any need for suspicion, reasonable or otherwise, that you are a "wrong 'un".  So you can be searched, your belongings can be searched, your computer and 'phone can be examined and the contents downloaded and copied, all because some border control officer is having a bad day, or doesn't like the way you looked at them, or even just on a random basis. Welcome to Great Britain!