It is a clear technical problem. Pre-smartphone, you weren't dragging your whole life around in your pocket.
There needs to be a better way to manage user data -- there's no middle ground right now and the UI is awful.
My friends went through an invasive, humiliating search at a Canadian border crossing that also damaged my friend's car, because they matched a description of cigarette smugglers in the 90s. The border/customs people were within their rights to do that.
The frequency of US searches is high now, but you NEVER had rights at any border crossing, and thinking carefully about what you drag across a border is a consideration that you need to think about.
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It is a clear technical problem. Pre-smartphone, you weren't dragging your whole life around in your pocket.
There needs to be a better way to manage user data -- there's no middle ground right now and the UI is awful.
My friends went through an invasive, humiliating search at a Canadian border crossing that also damaged my friend's car, because they matched a description of cigarette smugglers in the 90s. The border/customs people were within their rights to do that.
The frequency of US searches is high now, but you NEVER had rights at any border crossing, and thinking carefully about what you drag across a border is a consideration that you need to think about.