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> now you've heard of random Canadians and Europeans getting deported or declined entry in the US for random reasons, including one who wrote stuff against Trum
by kube-system 2y ago
> now you've heard of random Canadians and Europeans getting deported or declined entry in the US for random reasons, including one who wrote stuff against Trump
This doesn't happen because people are using gmail. It happens when people post things on social media or get searched at border crossings.
- palata 2y agoIt happens for random, unjustified reasons. Wouldn't you want to protect your data from a country that behaves like that? I sure would.
- kube-system 2y agoNot using gmail doesn't solve that. If you cross a border you can have your device searched and denied entry if you don't cooperate. If you post on social media, the data is in plaintext for the world to see.
- palata 2y agoAre you trying to say that you don't need privacy because what you say publicly is public? I'm not following.
- kube-system 2y agoIf you say things publicly you have already chosen not to have privacy with regard to those statements.
- palata 2y agoSure. And if you say things privately you have chosen to have privacy. Which is very limited if you say your private things on a US service and don't feel like having the US randomly read them and deport you. That was my point, I'm happy to see that we agree :-).
- kube-system 2y agoYou are misinformed as to the circumstances of the above stories you cited, because that isn't what happened in those situations.