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Companies need to make clear to their employees (and the public) that sharing passwords is a terminable policy violation So which is a better option? Losing a
by vijayr 9y ago
Companies need to make clear to their employees (and the public) that sharing passwords is a terminable policy violation
So which is a better option?
Losing a job (or) refused entry/detention/harassment after 24+ hours on the plane/getting treated like a criminal....?
(not that criminals need to be treated badly)
The right solution to this problem is saner laws and educating the public about privacy and related topics
- stickfigure 9y agoThe right solution to this problem is saner laws Considering the history of the civil rights movement in the US, we're not going to get saner laws without a little civil disobedience. It sucks to bear the brunt of this harassment, but saying "yes" only enables the system to harass everyone more efficiently.
- caseysoftware 9y agoI opted out for years and made fun of TSA agents during the pat down. It turns out you're not allowed to requests pat downs from specific agents. Who knew? ;) But now I don't even opt out. Instead I tell them that I can't raise my arms above my head. They direct me around the scanner (sometimes the metal detector too), swab my hands, and call it done. I often skip 10-15 people in the process. If they ask why, I tell them I have a medical condition and they're not allowed to ask further so I don't explain. Hopefully the bad guys never figure it out!
- cryoshon 9y agowow this is a great idea especially considering i have real shoulder issues. thanks for the tip!
- mLuby 9y agoDoes that count as lying to federal government agents? (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001)
- sqeaky 9y agoNot if its true. We don't know if it is or not, unless you know this person in real life.
- caseysoftware 9y agoWho said I'm lying? I'm not going to disclose private medical issues to rent-a-cops.
- riking 9y agoOr on Hacker News, for that matter...
- Bakary 9y agoAfter you leave make sure you don't accidentally do a "yes!" arm in the air gesture!
- caseysoftware 9y agoOne time I might have said "I can't raise my arms like this" :D
- tehwebguy 9y agoWill try this. How many times has it worked / not worked?
- gutnor 9y agoAnd the possibility of not being able to go to the US ever again, meaning something that will get in the way when searching other employment. It's one thing to decide not to go to the US, it is quite another to be force to it in order to defend my employer shareholders interest on a trip mandated by them. If you send me to the US, you implicitly agree the company is fine with US borders to do whatever they want with the company data. It is 2016, I can rebuild a whole laptop from scratch with my whole data anywhere in the world. There are affordable ways to work around the problem: provisioning a VDI and even buying a laptop on site is a fraction of the cost of flight and accommodation.
- valuearb 9y agoIf NASA engineers aren't allowed to refuse to unlock their work devices containing confidential NASA information, what hop is there for us?
- kennywinker 9y agoThere's always hop
- Avalyst 9y agoDouble IPA level of hop