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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by Buge on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @05:43AM (#13704555)
The US isn't the only country that does this. Canada does it too, in fact recently a guy was facing 1 year in jail for not giving up his password. At least you don't face jail time in the US. New Zealand does it as well.
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by paulajohnson on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:38AM (#13704769)
Thats the second time you've posted this. How about pointing at some evidence?
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by Buge on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @10:53PM (#13711481)
I'm posting multiple times because other people keep posting that the US laws stand out as bad compared to other countries.

If you google canada border password you find this:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/alain-philippon-phone-password-case-p...

Here's a story about New Zealand asking for passwords:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...

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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by angry_octet on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @07:24AM (#13704944)
Buge has written this several times in the last two weeks without supporting evidence.
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by pigeons on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @08:53AM (#13705451)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/alain-philippon-phone-password-case-p...
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by angry_octet on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @05:19PM (#13709767)
Don't suppose you want to give more information on your personal experience? When did they last ask for your passwords? Did they give a reason?
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Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by lacampbell on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @06:27PM (#13710256)
not parent, but this was posted elsewhere

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objecti...

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