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I'd love to visit the United States, but this is just creepy. I don't even give my family passwords. Not worth visiting on my own dime if I'll just be turned ba

I'd love to visit the United States, but this is just creepy. I don't even give my family passwords. Not worth visiting on my own dime if I'll just be turned back for refusing to comply.

vogt 10y ago
I've recently relocated to Washington state and am close to the Canadian border. I thought about driving a few hours to check out the sights in BC and satisfy a many years long Tim Horton's drought this weekend (I'm originally from New England where we had Tim's for a brief shining moment in time), but decided against it after reading a plethora of instances online where Canadian authorities have done the same to people at the border. I figure if I don't get the runaround on the way in, I'll get it on the way back. Sad, but not worth the trouble.
- aanm1988 10y ago
  I've found the Canadian guards meaner, and I'm a Canadian citizen.
  - vogt 10y ago
    On either side, the worst part is, I don't have anything to hide. I just don't want anyone digging through my personal messages or photos etc just because they can. I'm not a criminal, nor do I have any criminal history, I pay my taxes and all that other good stuff you check off a list when you go on a rant like this. Someday maybe I'll have a reason to fly in. For the interim, I remain maple dip-less.
- hluska 10y ago
  If you're interested, I'd be glad to ship you tins of Tim Hortons' coffee. I don't think I could ship donuts, but I could fill your coffee pots...my email is in my profile!!
refurb 10y ago
I'd avoid traveling to Canada as well.[1][2] [1]https://www.cnet.com/news/man-charged-for-refusing-to-give-up-phone-passcode-to-canadian-border-agents/ https://www.cnet.com/news/man-charged-for-refusing-to-give-u... [2]http://www.macleans.ca/culture/crossing-the-line/ http://www.macleans.ca/culture/crossing-the-line/

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I'd love to visit the United States, but this is just creepy. I don't even give my family passwords. Not worth visiting on my own dime if I'll just be turned ba

by lacampbell 10y ago

I'd love to visit the United States, but this is just creepy. I don't even give my family passwords. Not worth visiting on my own dime if I'll just be turned back for refusing to comply.

vogt 10y ago
I've recently relocated to Washington state and am close to the Canadian border. I thought about driving a few hours to check out the sights in BC and satisfy a many years long Tim Horton's drought this weekend (I'm originally from New England where we had Tim's for a brief shining moment in time), but decided against it after reading a plethora of instances online where Canadian authorities have done the same to people at the border. I figure if I don't get the runaround on the way in, I'll get it on the way back. Sad, but not worth the trouble.
- aanm1988 10y ago
  I've found the Canadian guards meaner, and I'm a Canadian citizen.
  - vogt 10y ago
    On either side, the worst part is, I don't have anything to hide. I just don't want anyone digging through my personal messages or photos etc just because they can. I'm not a criminal, nor do I have any criminal history, I pay my taxes and all that other good stuff you check off a list when you go on a rant like this. Someday maybe I'll have a reason to fly in. For the interim, I remain maple dip-less.
- hluska 10y ago
  If you're interested, I'd be glad to ship you tins of Tim Hortons' coffee. I don't think I could ship donuts, but I could fill your coffee pots...my email is in my profile!!
refurb 10y ago
I'd avoid traveling to Canada as well.[1][2] [1]https://www.cnet.com/news/man-charged-for-refusing-to-give-up-phone-passcode-to-canadian-border-agents/ https://www.cnet.com/news/man-charged-for-refusing-to-give-u... [2]http://www.macleans.ca/culture/crossing-the-line/ http://www.macleans.ca/culture/crossing-the-line/