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I don't think they'd ever make the argument that the content itself is dangerous - but it may give them more information about you, and let them decide that you
by patmcc 10y ago
I don't think they'd ever make the argument that the content itself is dangerous - but it may give them more information about you, and let them decide that you are dangerous.
At an extreme - if you had a document plan_to_takedown_flight_123ABC.pdf or diary_about_my_drug_smuggling_operation.txt, whether or not the data itself is a threat, it could indicate that you are.
I mean, I think it's bullshit, the same way I think most security screening and border guard questioning is bullshit, but if you wanted to maximize your border security (and keep out, ahem, "undesirables") and don't care about people's privacy, it's perfectly logical.
- thatcat 10y agoI would hate to be a fiction writer crossing boarders.
- labster 10y agoMost boarders are pirates, so I wouldn't want to cross them either.
- disposablezero 10y agoNawh, they're just a few days late on rent.
- grandimass 10y ago> if you wanted to maximize your border security... it's perfectly logical If your threat model is that someone capable enough to take down a flight is dumb enough to keep "plan_to_takedown_flight_123ABC.pdf" on their laptop, then it's logical. Otherwise you're wasting resources and _minimizing_ your security.
- wheelerwj 10y agoyea, it's a nice attempt to justify your actions, but when drug smuggling and gun running is conducted by federal agencies and the TSA fails 95% of bomb detection tests, you have to wonder what the actual goal is.