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Comment by FelixP | Hacker News Reader

Why is this on HN?

This is mainly on HN because people here tend to value privacy and there were already some great discussions about TSA (Transportation Security Administration). I still don't know how I would react if somebody (even a security officer from a foreign country) asked me to log into my gmail/email account.

That's even worse than an employer asking an employee to log into his/her Facebook account. I keep all sorts of private information in my personal email... I've got nothing to hide but I'll think twice before flying again to a foreign country.

Edit: Typo

Seeing all the hyping for Israel's startup scene it might be informative to people who are unfortunate enough to have an ethnicity the state of Israel does not approve.

I have missed out on job opportunities and travel opportunities that were in Saudi Arabia. Perhaps people should know about that as well.

HN is on the job!

You might be warned by these previous HN topics on life in Saudi Arabia: "In Saudi Arabia Today, A Lady Went for a Drive", "Why western governments won’t support democracy in Saudi Arabia", "Saudi Arabian judge asks hospitals to paralyze man", "Female Producers in Saudi Arabia: "Did you have to wear the black thing?"

Plus as well the more tech-related warnings: "The Great Firewall of Saudi Arabia - Smart & Dynamic Content Filtering", "It's Official: Saudi Arabia Bans Blackberries", "Saudi Arabia blocks Facebook", and "Saudi Arabia bans blogging without a license."

I think this is more about political activism than racism.

Something like a fifth of Israeli citizens are Arabs, and Arabic is one of Israel's two official languages.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel

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