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Q: do customs agents (in either USA or Canada) have the right to ask for social network passwords, even if you don't cross with a device? e.g. Facebook? Gmail?
by plg 10y ago
Q: do customs agents (in either USA or Canada) have the right to ask for social network passwords, even if you don't cross with a device? e.g. Facebook? Gmail? what about Dropbox? I suppose you could try "I don't have an account on that" but what if they know you do?
- xyzzy_plugh 10y ago"what if they know you do?" -- how?
- plg 10y agoMaybe your FB identity is public even if your detailed profile isn't
- riffic 10y agoYou would violate the terms of service for sharing your passwords with third-parties. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terms https://www.facebook.com/terms Section 4, number 8: "You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account." Gmail: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/ https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/ "To protect your Google Account, keep your password confidential. You are responsible for the activity that happens on or through your Google Account. Try not to reuse your Google Account password on third-party applications." Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/privacy#terms https://www.dropbox.com/privacy#terms "Please safeguard your password to the Services, make sure that others don't have access to it, and keep your account information current."