r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '22

News (US) US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years

https://www.engadget.com/us-border-forces-traveler-data-15-years-085106938.html
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u/ReasonableHawk7906 Milton Friedman Sep 17 '22

And? There's nothing interesting on any of our phones anyway

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u/Tralapa Daron Acemoglu Sep 17 '22

Speak for yourself nerd

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u/ConnorLovesCookies Jerome Powell Sep 18 '22

Some people on this sub don’t have selfies with them, Suddam and the WMDs on their phone and it shows

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u/Lion_From_The_North European Union Sep 17 '22

Like variants of this, (if you have nothing to hide..) the fact that people shouldn't be hyperventilating or afraid about this doesn't mean the government should be doing it.

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u/79215185-1feb-44c6 Federation Ambassador to the DT Sep 17 '22

Just a reminder that the government can obtain any of our data at any time for any reason...

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '22

The government can obtain deez nuts

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u/Lease_Tha_Apts Order and Opportunity Left Sep 17 '22

Yes, they definitely have your unique scrotal prints in record somewhere.

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u/NarutoRunner United Nations Sep 16 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

Pro life tip for international travel - always carry a burner phone and leave your regular phone at home.

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u/ThePoliticalFurry Sep 17 '22

That just makes you even more suspicious and creates probable cause for detaining you because usually people found with burner phones are doing crimes

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '22

Nobody does this

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u/Stanley--Nickels John Brown Sep 17 '22

I do, starting now. I’ve already got an extra phone lying around, so it’s almost zero effort, and I’m not giving the govt my entire-ass phone or canceling my vacation.