Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else’s messages

Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by graeme on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:34PM (#20860144)

Viral whatsapp messages are common in south asia. Receiving a message doesn't mean it's from a friend.

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Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by dmitrygr on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:38PM (#20860185)

I'm not condoning or arguing against the CBP decision, just pointing out that their line of thinking is not novel. It has been around since the times of Socrates.

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Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by graeme on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:47PM (#20860272)

Sure. But they're bungling the heuristic. It's equivalent of seeing viagra ads in an email spam folder and accusing someone of intent to smuggle drugs.

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Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by KaoruAoiShiho on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:37PM (#20860169)

Tell me what subreddits you subscribe to and I'll tell you who you are.

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Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by cortesoft on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:43PM (#20860239)

Most of my subscriptions are ones I accidentally clicked while scrolling through r/all

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Re:Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else... by dmitrygr on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:39PM (#20860192)

That's a short list

/r/palm

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