what if i'm using full disk encryption whether hardware or software on my laptop? will the thought police "make" me give out the password? or just "hiding" something makes you guilty?
and i'm sure the everyone has pictures/files that are private and would rather not have them ogled by border police. this is quite ridiculous... just wait till they hear about this thing called the internet ;) --- On Sat, 7/18/09, Al-Faisal El-Dajani <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Al-Faisal El-Dajani <[email protected]> > Subject: [JoLUG-General] Re: Fwd: [fet97ee] Fw: Fwd: TOP URGENT: SAUDI > AIRPORT NEW RULES > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:16 PM > 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. 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