On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 12:37:34PM +0200, Carsten Bormann wrote: > On Apr 4, 2017, at 23:15, Rich Kulawiec <rsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > the Wall > > Street Journal is reporting today that a new set of procedures under > > consideration will include demanding the phone passwords from *all* > > foreigners entering the US. > > https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-considers-far-reaching-steps-for-extreme-vetting-1491303602?mod=e2tw > > Whoa. *Not stable*. The Guardian is now reporting that not only will passwords be demanded, but so will financial information and that travelers may face ideological questioning: UK tourists to US may get asked to hand in passwords or be denied entry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/09/uk-tourists-to-us-may-get-asked-to-hand-in-passwords-or-be-denied-entry Further, as the secondary headline says: Although mitigation options exist, lawyers warn attempts to protect personal data may be seen as "probable cause" for searching ---rsk