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Phones could use GPS to detect when their in/near airports and inject an X-Travel-Mode cookie into HTTP requests.
I'm curious about a couple of things: 1. I far as I understand there is legal precedent establishing that electronic devices are basically the same as suitcases, and both can be searched at the border (i.e. in the same way that border agents can rummage through a backpack looking for drugs, they can rummage through a laptop's hard drive looking for evidence of drug dealing). The key idea is that objects brought acros…
> Obviously all bets are off for non-citizens. Why shouldn't non-citizens be protected by The Constitution? Not a lawyer, but these came up pretty quick in a Google search. "It is well established that, if an alien is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and remains physically present there, he is a person within the protection of the Fifth Amendment. He may not be deprived of his life, liberty or propert…
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That's fine for US citizens entering the US, but any 'travel mode' needs to work for the outbound trip too. If the country you're visiting has adopted a US-style border stance, then you're in no better a position than a non-US citizen visiting the US: the border forces of that other country can detain you until travel mode expires if they want. It seems like "They can't hold me for days while they wait for the mode t…
More likely they'd just send you home. Either way, denying people entry is bad for business and tourism. If enough people want to protect their accounts when they travel, countries will have to weigh the trade-offs.
I did that and life goes on perfectly - I don't miss them a bit and I don't think anyone noticed.
My wife and daughter are right here at home, I use Skype, Whatsapp or Slack to talk to my friends and colleagues.
So there is nothing that's missing.
Social networks are brainwashing farms (yes, advertising is a form of brainwashing) so stay away from them.
I don't want to sound too negative, but we all sense it: tough times are coming and these accounts will become a liability, even if you have 'nothing to hide'.
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Relying on dysfunctional communication between portions of government doesn't seem like a sustainable strategy.
It's not dysfunctional communication, it's legally mandated boundaries enforced by an independent judiciary. Don't cede the thing you're fighting for.
Do you really think that wouldn't dissolve in the face of "we already have the information, we're just improving communication between government organizations"? They shouldn't collect the information in the first place.
Delete your 'social media' accounts. I'm talking Facebook, LinkedIn, G+ and so on. I did that and life goes on perfectly - I don't miss them a bit and I don't think anyone noticed. My wife and daughter are right here at home, I use Skype, Whatsapp or Slack to talk to my friends and colleagues. So there is nothing that's missing. Social networks are brainwashing farms (yes, advertising is a form of brainwashing) so st…
That looks like a major chilling effect[1], and it makes life that much easier for those instigating the toughness.
It's not obvious to me, therefore, that opting out now is the right choice.
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> Obviously all bets are off for non-citizens. Why shouldn't non-citizens be protected by The Constitution? Not a lawyer, but these came up pretty quick in a Google search. "It is well established that, if an alien is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and remains physically present there, he is a person within the protection of the Fifth Amendment. He may not be deprived of his life, liberty or propert…
The difference is that non-citizens don't have a right to enter the US, so while they can't be compelled to share their personal information, they can "voluntarily" choose whether to share it and enter the US, or go back.
For me, this feels like China all over again. If requesting passwords becomes prevalent in the US, then the same precautions that travelers take when entering China will become the norm from the US.
Delete your 'social media' accounts. I'm talking Facebook, LinkedIn, G+ and so on. I did that and life goes on perfectly - I don't miss them a bit and I don't think anyone noticed. My wife and daughter are right here at home, I use Skype, Whatsapp or Slack to talk to my friends and colleagues. So there is nothing that's missing. Social networks are brainwashing farms (yes, advertising is a form of brainwashing) so st…