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Originally Posted by omk3
Does this actually happen? I fly a lot, though only within Europe, and thankfully it has never happened to me, but then there are not real borders any more in Europe. What is the justification? Is it supposed to be a search for smuggled goods, like with expensive electronics? If it happens, it is outrageous, but then we have already kissed our privacy goodbye when we step into an airport...  |
I don't know if they still do this, but it happened when I flew to Japan in 2000. I was forced to boot up my laptop so they could search for porn, as it is/was illegal to bring regular adult porn into the country. Rather ironic, coming from Japan.