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Digital privacy while crossing borders seems to increasingly be an issue. And I'm worried that it's not going to improve any time soon. Politicians and very rich people don't deal with border security the same way normal people do.

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That’s my main issue with the recent trend to make international travel harder.

There’s a huge push to assume that travelers are criminals and all kind of inconveniences, expenses or outright humiliations are O.K.

I've certainly reduced my tourism levels on account of CBP. Can you not rip my car to shreds every time I cross the border?

Thus reducing CO2 and working towards saving the planet

if you took cars away from the entire population that would only account for up to 25% of the CO2 being released. So, on this small a scale it's doing almost nothing.

A 25% reduction in CO₂ is a massive undertaking the likes of which have never been attempted before.

And yet it still is not enough. Not to mention that banning car usage will disproportionately affect poor, disabled, rural, and mentally ill people.

Even very slightly rich people who are frequent travelers often don't have to deal with the same indignities thanks to programs like Global Entry and TSA Precheck. I imagine these programs greatly reduce the backlash from those who have significant political influence.

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