US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

muzz wrote: post #4

everythingspun wrote: post #3

This happened under Obama.

It happened in December. What is the relevance of who was President at the time?

Nothing. Unless of course it happened under Trump.

Re: US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

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Post by confounded » Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 5:29 AM UTC

There needs to be some reasonable way to get your digital life into an E2E encrypted cloud, wipe your devices, fly into the police state you call home, and get setup again when you land. You can promise at the border that your head doesn't contain anything either.

I get very worried about traveling with an object as alien and shiny as a Yubikey. I don't know how I'd explain it to an aneurism in a Kevlar vest without triggering them with words like "encryption".

Re: US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

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Post by JumpCrisscross » Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 5:30 AM UTC

muzz wrote: post #4

everythingspun wrote: post #3

This happened under Obama.

It happened in December. What is the relevance of who was President at the time?

At least in New York, there are many Democrats campaigning on an anti-Trump platform. They use stories like this to justify their candidacy. Recognising that they did nothing about these issues is informative for primary coördination and voting.

Re: US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

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Post by confounded » Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 5:30 AM UTC

muzz wrote: post #4

everythingspun wrote: post #3

This happened under Obama.

It happened in December. What is the relevance of who was President at the time?

Because there are good indications that it's going to get a lot worse.

Re: US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

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Post by coin » Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 5:37 AM UTC

confounded wrote: post #6

There needs to be some reasonable way to get your digital life into an E2E encrypted cloud, wipe your devices, fly into the police state you call home, and get setup again when you land. You can promise at the border that your head doesn't contain anything either. I get very worried about traveling with an object as alien and shiny as a Yubikey. I don't know how I'd explain it to an aneurism in a Kevlar vest without…

> wipe your devices

But then you risk:

> They said, ‘Next time you come through, don’t have a cleared phone,’

Re: US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile

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Post by rasengan0 » Wed, Feb 22, 2017, 5:38 AM UTC

How much does privacy cost?

More stories like this read like a reason for a privacy startup as policy is not changing anytime soon...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/eric-schmidt/10076175/...

4 yrs ago? “You have to fight for your privacy, or you will lose it,” Schmidt insists.