Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airport by border cops

Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by leesalminen on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:06PM (#19564506)

In the past several years, I’ve entered 6 countries as a US citizen. Only Canada has demanded access to my phone.

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by jobigoud on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:12PM (#19564568)

Another anecdotal point, in the past few years I've entered the US a dozen times, China, SA, Australia, Canada and some European countries outside my native France, and I've never been asked to unlock my phone once. I always get the fingerprint treatment at LAX though.

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by rak00n on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:09PM (#19565688)

Getting fingerprint is supposed to be a standard procedure.

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by jliptzin on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @01:43PM (#19565407)

I was asked to unlock my phone trying to get to Canada as a US citizen too.

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by progfix on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:02PM (#19565608)

What are they even trying to find on your phone?

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by tptacek on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:03PM (#19565620)

Evidence that you're coming to Canada to stay and perhaps work, rather than visit temporarily.

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by leesalminen on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @02:29PM (#19565914)

Interesting. When they ask my occupation I say that I’m a small business owner in the software industry. Is that a high risk occupation for unauthorized work in Canada?

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Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo... by t0astbread on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @01:03PM (#19565031)

Are these kinda searches that common?

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