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thenewgreen  ·  4779 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: You Want to Track Me? Here You Go, F.B.I.
It's beyond excessive, is't obsessive.

I've never gone through anything like this but I get taken aside for increased security checks about 80% of the time when I travel. I'm 3rd generation US citizen but my mother is of mexican decent and my father German. Phenotypically, this must equate to "crazy looking terrorist guy" because I almost always get searched. The last time, they swabbed all my belongings and ran them through some machine to make sure there was not any trace of explosive. Really? Me? I'm a lover, not a fighter.





eec  ·  4776 days ago  ·  link  ·  
You should start keeping detailed records so that you can defend yourself. It seems Mr. Elahi could have been in a more precarious position had he not been meticulous about keeping a daily calendar of events.
elahi  ·  4770 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yup, the new 24/7 alibi! We're all going to need one sooner or later
mantis  ·  4492 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you really think it will come to this? Did you happen to read the news story of the man that was wearing his "camera glasses" in a McDonalds in Paris and was accosted by some employees there? Do you think these types of glasses (or the equivalent) will someday be the norm? If so, what does this do for society? Will it make people more tolerant, more "honest", knowing that their every action is documented?

fakepalindrome  ·  4540 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Is this hyperbole, or do you sincerely think it's in our best interests to have a 24/7 alibi?
elahi  ·  4770 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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