Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches

Nabila Mango

was detained at customs and her cellphone was taken from her purse.

after her phone was returned, Mango saw that records of her daughter's calls had been erased.

earlier in the same airport, a tech engineer

objected when a federal agent asked him to type his password into his laptop computer. "This laptop doesn't belong to me," he remembers protesting. "It belongs to my company." Eventually, he agreed to log on and stood by as the officer copied the Web sites he had visited

a marketing executive

flying from Dulles International Airport

said the agent told her he had "a security concern" with her. "I was basically given the option of handing over my laptop or not getting on that flight,"

The seizure of electronics at U.S. borders has prompted protests from travelers

They also want to know the boundaries for asking travelers about their political views, religious practices and other activities