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>OK, so I'm not Saudi, and perhaps I'm way off base here. But I find it hard to imagine that Saudis -- or at least Saudis who'd be traveling in the US -- wouldn
by dontbenebby 7y ago
>OK, so I'm not Saudi, and perhaps I'm way off base here. But I find it hard to imagine that Saudis -- or at least Saudis who'd be traveling in the US -- wouldn't assume that their government is tracking and monitoring them.
Yes, "they should expect they will have their human rights violated on US soil and it's on them to buy a burner" is off base.
Anyone legally in the United States (including tourists) gets constitutional protections.
You can expect whatever you want but illegal spying on US soil by an authoritarian regime is absolutely a news story.
Every embassy is a spy outpost, but they usually leave people who aren't at least semi-public figures alone.
Then again, maybe everyone is abusing SS7 and KSA is just who got caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
- mirimir 7y ago> Yes, "they should expect they will have their human rights violated on US soil and it's on them to buy a burner" is off base. If that's the case, Saudi censorship is more effective than I'd imagined. > Anyone legally in the United States (including tourists) gets constitutional protections. In theory, yes. In practice, it's prudent to assume that the NSA sees everything. > Then again, maybe everyone is abusing SS7 and KSA is just who got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. That's my default assumption.
- mirimir 7y agoIt'd be cool to know what Saudis generally believe about their government's surveillance policies. Anyone have any links?