http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/67021305/kiwis-unhappy-about-customs-computer-search-plan
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/66980041/customs-password-plan-slammed-by-labour-greens
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nzlegs: My i7 laptop does not use passwords. Rather I use a fingerprint scanner.
I wonder how that would 'get on'?
nzlegs: Rather I use a fingerprint scanner.
iPad Pro 11" + iPhone SE + 2degrees 4tw!
These comments are my own and do not represent the opinions of 2degrees.
Dairyxox: Our privacy should only be invaded for a very good reason. There is already a process for this, the authorities acquire a warrant.
Anything less oversteps a very thin line, and sends us down a slippery slope....
Common sense is not as common as you think.
Whatifthespacekeyhadneverbeeninvented?
DarthKermit: If you've got anything really dodgy, you'd be goddamn stupid to have it stored on any kind of device that is in your possession.
Cloud storage, anyone?
nzlegs: My i7 laptop does not use passwords. Rather I use a fingerprint scanner.
I wonder how that would 'get on'?
wasabi2k:DarthKermit: If you've got anything really dodgy, you'd be goddamn stupid to have it stored on any kind of device that is in your possession.
Cloud storage, anyone?
Yeah because that can't be accessed by the authorities...
Suspect any such legislation would be vague enough to cover any online passwords too.
Mildly terrifying, slippery slope and all that. Does it require a warrant or can they just search my laptop if they are bored?
Dairyxox: Our privacy should only be invaded for a very good reason. There is already a process for this, the authorities acquire a warrant.
Anything less oversteps a very thin line, and sends us down a slippery slope....
Information wants to be free. The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
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