Re:Pardon Snowden
by _Codemonkeyism on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @08:31AM
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"I see the risks as still being very small, but why take the risk"
Always reminds me of the line in casino "Look... why take a chance? At least, that's the way I feel about it."
US immigrations stands out for the least pleasant experiences I've had on entering a country, and that includes entering places like China, despite most of the time being perfectly fine (I used to fly in/out of SFO every 6-8 weeks for a period of about two years, so I got to compare them a lot).
For business, I will still go if necessary, but I'm finding that I'd take the same precautions for the US as I did for China: Make extra sure to have a full, recent backup, and move "everything" off my laptop onto online storage, just in case they decide to seize it.