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As a non-US resident potentially wishing to visit the USA, do I want to click this link or will it result in a flag being raised?
by rebuilder 10y ago
As a non-US resident potentially wishing to visit the USA, do I want to click this link or will it result in a flag being raised?
- hollander 10y agoIf you're afraid of that, use a VPN service to browse these pages, or TOR. But really, thinking that reading this article will put you on a list is kind of paranoid, unless you have other reasons to be paranoid.
- yjftsjthsd-h 10y agoWe live in a world with the NSA, a group known to flag individuals based on search history (ex. for TOR) and to share with other branches of government (see: parallel construction). Everyone has reason to be paranoid.
- hollander 10y agoSee coolsunglasses' reply: https://imgur.com/a/C5Ijc https://imgur.com/a/C5Ijc
- rl3 10y agoThat's the best bet from a practical perspective. VPNs and Tor will just raise more flags if that's the concern.
- tptacek 10y agoThe TL;DR is simply "decline to be interviewed without a lawyer".
- hollander 10y agoProblem is that the agent doesn't have to identify himself as such. He or she might be dressed casually with no signs of being an FBI agent, he doesn't have to tell you he's an agent, and he may lie as well. He doesn't even have to be an agent. Your employer can submit your lie to an agent. Creepy!
- tptacek 10y agoThat's a problem but not one the article solves, so the click is saved regardless. :)
- rl3 10y ago>That's a problem but not one the article solves ... Says who? There's nothing stopping you from repeating those same phrases the article details while in the company of people who you have no reason to suspect are federal agents, but could be. For example, if your significant other is nagging or otherwise interrogating you: "I decline to be interviewed without a lawyer." If your SO turns out to be a federal agent, then the article just solved the problem. :)
- derefr 10y agoWait, so are those the magic words that force an undercover cop to reveal themselves during a sting? Because, if not (I'm guessing not), then I'm guessing this ain't gonna work. :)
- tptacek 10y ago"Are you a cop? Because if you're a cop, I decline to continue this transaction without a lawyer. You have to tell me!"
- derefr 10y agoJoking aside, though, if you said this to an undercover police-officer, I presume they wouldn't reveal themselves at the time—but would it taint any evidence they collected by talking to you after that point, the same way it would if you said it in an interview?
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- e12e 10y agoI think making this comment is more likely to get you flagged tbh.