Re:‘Extraordinary’ hacking powers pass Australian Parliament
by skhr0680 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @04:41AM
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I remember having to do a full on interview at the airport to leave Australia. That didn’t seem normal to me
Re:‘Extraordinary’ hacking powers pass Australian Parliament
by arcticbull on Thursday August 26, 2021 @05:11AM
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I assume they suspected you of something or your name matched a person of interest. After all, while the US has no formal interview to leave, if you're trying to do so by air, the manifest is forwarded to the FBI and DHS well in advance of departure. If they want to chit-chat, they'll be waiting for you at the gate. I've seen people yanked off the jet bridge haha.
If you're trying to do so over the land border with Canada, I believe the Canadians will notify the Americans on your way over, and happily hold onto you for a hot minute.
You'll always have to answer to an authority when attempting to leave a country.
However, ordinarily, neither AU, US nor CA will stop you from exiting. Now re-entry is another matter.
Ordinarily, I don't believe Australia practices any meaningful exit controls beyond the usual: visa overstays, warrants. Certainly not capriciously based on your feelings regarding the current administration. In fact, I believe it's automated.