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Re:New Zealand travellers refusing digital search now face $... by malnourish on Monday October 01, 2018 @12:28PM (#18114191)
It wouldn't stop those things though, there will always be a weak point. What it would do is erode the rights and freedoms of law abiding citizens (something that terrorists seem to want).

Furthermore, if you want to stop drug trafficking, legalize them.

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Re:New Zealand travellers refusing digital search now face $... by paradite on Monday October 01, 2018 @12:36PM (#18114281)
> It wouldn't stop those things though, there will always be a weak point.

If that is your argument, then I don't think anyone can convince you.

> What it would do is erode the rights and freedoms of law abiding citizens (something that terrorists seem to want).

That's not how Wikipedia (and I myself) define terrorism:

> Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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Re:New Zealand travellers refusing digital search now face $... by malnourish on Monday October 01, 2018 @03:28PM (#18115960)
I can be convinced when the argument is good. I don't think a nebulous, "give up your privacy for some possible safety gains" is such an argument. I equate privacy with freedom, and I don't want to give up my freedom.
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