Originally Posted by
jphripjah
That's interesting. Do you think it's possible they were bluffing and they would have let you on the plane if you had silently stood your ground?
Sure, it's possible. At the time I was on my way to a family wedding, and thus was not willing to call such a bluff or take a stand on principle over information that the US government already has from my tax filings.
If they'd demanded email or phone or social media passwords or something, the calculus might have been different.