Unfortunately it is true. Our CFO was coming from Dubai and his Media Storage was confiscated. Another colleague from Gemalto came from Paris and his laptop was confiscated from a stupid semi-nude picture that was on his HD. (Both events last week)
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Husam <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > I travel to Riyadh once every two weeks and i never been searched for > media, some people reported their external HD being searched for movies but > never laptops > Any way its still a critical breach to privacy > > Regards, > > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Fadi Kahhaleh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> My friend traveled to KSA yesterday noon, I'll send him an email to see if >> he has been put into any of this nonsense or not. >> >> However, I am a true believer that spam mail is 98% false and a hoax so I >> am just doing to help shed some truth into this rather than keep it a >> speculation >> in our community. >> >> Regard, >> >> Fadi >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Gaith Sa >> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:42 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [JoLUG-General] Re: Fwd: [fet97ee] Fw: Fwd: TOP URGENT: SAUDI >> AIRPORT NEW RULES >> >> >> guys is this true!!!!!!!!!!!, not caring about nude photos - i have >> non and never had-, but where is privacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> is there a way to work around thissssssss, if this news is true then >> this is so lameeeeeeee lameeeeeee and against our >> privacyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. >> >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Mahmoud Alnaanah<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > هذه الرسالة تلقيتها من صديق لي. لا أعلم مدى صحتها. هل لديكم أي تعليق >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Ahmad Ammouri <[email protected]> >> > Date: 2009/7/14 >> > Subject: [fet97ee] Fw: Fwd: TOP URGENT: SAUDI AIRPORT NEW RULES >> > To: electrical group [email protected] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Forwarded Message ---- >> > From: shaik abdullah <[email protected]> >> > To: [email protected]; Zubair Abidin <[email protected]>; >> suhaib >> > aiyrout <[email protected]>; Ahmad Ammouri <[email protected] >> >; >> > Ahmed Ammouri <[email protected]>; Shahabuddin Syed >> > <[email protected]>; nasrullah <[email protected]>; >> > [email protected] >> > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:53:58 PM >> > Subject: Fwd: TOP URGENT: SAUDI AIRPORT NEW RULES >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Mohammed Mustafa <[email protected]> >> > Date: Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 3:04 PM >> > Subject: TOP URGENT: SAUDI AIRPORT NEW RULES >> > To: >> > >> > >> > Dearest All, >> > >> > Please be advised that all Airports in Saudi Arabia have a new rule >> > regarding arriving Overseas workers carrying electronic devices. This >> has >> > not been published to the public, but please advice all our workers who >> are >> > traveling to K.S.A. >> > >> > All Electronic devices will be submitted for check up before immigration >> > section. >> > >> > Devices includes Cellular phones with camera and memory card, flash >> disks, >> > external hard drive, Laptops / notebooks / pc, ipod, itouch, mp3 players >> > with memory cards. >> > A special USB device will be inserted to the electonic devices that you >> are >> > carrying. This special device can scan all videos and pictures, jpg, >> bmp, >> > avi, etc, contents of your laptap / cellphones, and will be recorded to >> > their main computer. >> > All devices with nude pictures in it will be confiscated immediately. >> There >> > will be no fines, and refusal will send you to jail and deportation. >> > Laptops with pirated software’s will also be confiscated. >> > >> > This rule has been applied already and is being practice in Riyadh, >> Dammam >> > and Jeddah Airports. This is excluding Bahrain airport. >> > >> > FYI, the special device was invented by a Filipino. >> > >> > Kindly include this in your orientation with the workers and tell them >> not >> > to bring any pirated softwares, movies, or nude pictures. Even datas >> that >> > are hidden can be found by this device, so tell them not to bring any at >> > all. The laptap of one of my friend, a Sony Viao, which cost around 8T >> SR, >> > was confiscated a few days ago, because of 1 semi nude picture that he >> > forgot to erase. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > Disclaimer: Internet communications are not secure and therefore Bupa >> does >> > not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any >> views >> > or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not >> necessarily >> > represent those of Bupa. The information in this email is intended only >> for >> > the named recipient and may be privileged or confidential. 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