Does this "scanner" work on linux/mac machines?

On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Ahmad Abu Gharbieh <[email protected]>wrote:

> so if someone was browsing the web and accidentally got to one semi-nude
> pic it will be saved on the HD then ur laptop would be confiscated ! how
> nice is that !!
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Yaman Saqqa <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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