New DHS policy on demands for passwords to travelers’ electronic devices

Re:New DHS policy on demands for passwords to travelers’ ele... by klez on Friday January 12, 2018 @04:43AM (#16131636)

I don't know if it depends on where you come from, but I went to Canada a couple years ago, by plane. No hassle at all, they just asked me if I had Malaria or knew anyone with Malaria, asked me what I was there for (Mozilla workweek, but not for work!), and they sent me on my merry way. Not even a baggage inspection, let alone a computer/cellphone inspection.

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Re:New DHS policy on demands for passwords to travelers’ ele... by dagw on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:26AM (#16131851)

I think a lot also depends on which border guard you get and what their 'feel' for you is. I was in the US a few month ago and got waved through after 30 seconds and a couple of basic questions (might have helped that I was travelling with my wife and daughter). When I was in Canada a few years ago I got called into a separate room and asked a bunch of questions about what I do for a living, what my parents do for a living, how long I was planning to stay, how much money I had with me etc. etc.

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Re:New DHS policy on demands for passwords to travelers’ ele... by sokoloff on Friday January 12, 2018 @06:17AM (#16132060)

I always felt the Canadian border questions were mostly targeted towards avoiding people coming in to take jobs that could go to Canadian locals.

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Re:New DHS policy on demands for passwords to travelers’ ele... by chrisper on Friday January 12, 2018 @05:40AM (#16131900)

This was the Canada / US border.

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