On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:39:00AM -0500, Roy wrote:
> Mark,
>
>
> However, bear in mind that taking a laptop into the US with its security
> worries entails risk. They have the legal right to seize your laptop without
> reason and keep it for thirty days. During this time they can and probably
> will clone your drive. It is all about collecting data which is going into
> databases in facilities being constructed by the NSA in the deserts in Utah.
> They want to know everything about everybody.
Yuppers. As Roy is Canadian, I thought I should speak as US denizen.
That durn furriner (Joking term in this case for someone not in the US)
has hit the nail on the head. Basically, the 4th amendment is supposd
to guard against random search and seizure, but that's disappeared. In
NYC, we're told, each time we walk into the subway, "By the way,
remember the 4th amendment? Doesn't apply here." Ok, the wording is
somewhat different...
backpacks and other large containers", but the meaning is the same.
>
> In this I disagree with Mark. They don't need a reason. The law gives them
> carte blanche.
Yuppers. You have TSA personel, who seem to be as well trained as
Walmart security guards, with absolute authority. Recently, they held
an Indian movie superstar, (although stories conflict about this),
because his name was Khan. Of course, in the same week, the same state,
(NJ) took Bob Dylan in for questioning as the police officer who stopped
him had never heard of him. Apparently, she's still hearing about it
from her colleagues.
> come back to haunt you. Not long ago I could cross the border without
> showing ID and would be greeted with a smile and a polite friendly border
> guard. Now I am viewed with suspicion and seen as a threat. I have not
> changed. The same can be said for Americans travelling to my country. The
> innocence is lost and the world is no longer seen as a safe place. But the
> bad guys may not be who you think. ;)
>
Really? I thought you guys were still nice, and say "eh" a lot.
From what I understand, the US' asininity at airports is one reason
we lost the Olympics.
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