[pp.int.general] Serious privacy breach -'legal' breach- at US Airports

[Mattie]

On 09/02/2008, Carlos Ayala <aiarakoa at yahoo.es> wrote:
>
> ¿how long will it take for that system to be used at EU airports?
>

Just as long as it takes Franco Frattini to catch his breath. He's
just made a proposal like that. We should campaign against Franco
Frattini.

Franco Frattini has also proposed that we censor and ban google
searches for harmful content such as "genocide, war, kill and
terrorism". He's a madman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Frattini

Ahaha. Apparently he has also made a suggestion to ban violent video games.

He's like, the boss of this:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/terrorism/fsj_terrorism_intro_en.htm
D; Aah.

"Scourge".
/amelia

> http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/02/07
>
> EFF and Asian Law Caucus filed a sue against these procedures, today against
> the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for denying access to public
> records on the questioning and searches of travelers at U.S. borders.
>
> Actually in EU airports -I experienced it recently both in Schönefeld and
> Barajas- you are forced to put under the scanner scrutiny your belt, hand
> luggage, photo cameras, laptops, etc ... though at least in EU airports you
> are not forced to turn the laptop on. However, in USA actually you are, US
> Customs officers are legally allowed to force you to give them your
> passwords to allow them to check your laptop contents. And even they keep
> records of certain contents.
>
> "In addition, customs agents examined travelers' books, business cards
> collected from friends and colleagues, handwritten notes, personal photos,
> laptop computer files, and cell phone directories, and sometimes made copies
> of this information. When individuals complained, they were told, "This is
> the border, and you have no rights.""
>
> Ok then which is the message? "You are not welcomed anymore" instead of
> "Welcome to the USA"? I mean, maybe US Pirate Party some day in the future
> will invite us to have an international meeting in the USA ... will we be
> forced to surrender our intimacy and allow US Customs officers to check and
> even copy our laptop contents? Will happen the same if some day we become
> euro-MPs and have to make officlal trips to USA due to political agenda? If
> we have to we'll go anyway, but such measures are more and more far from
> what I would call a warm welcome.
>
> The most dangerous thing for US citizens is that this is actually happening;
> the most dangerous thing for EU citizens is that -you know our lovely
> euro-MPs and European Comission representatives- such model would may be
> copied soon. We should be aware, as well as wishing luck to ALC and EFF in
> their judicial fight. Regards
>
>
>
>                     Carlos Ayala
>
>                     ( Aiarakoa )
>
>
> Partido Pirata National Board's Chairman
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