http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Erwin Blonk Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/#comment-2476 For a second I thought it was one of those actions where Google and Yahoo actively handed otherwise unfindable information to the authorities (like what happened a few times in China). But if the guy is dumb enough to give out the info into the public domain, where any surfer can find it, it's fair game. If you need to stay under the radar, don't blog like that (you could at least make it look like you were in Canada all the time). The border agents do have their own system. It's good thinking to add public sources to that, that's a way to prevent illegal immigration. For a second I thought it was one of those actions where Google and Yahoo actively handed otherwise unfindable information to the authorities (like what happened a few times in China).
But if the guy is dumb enough to give out the info into the public domain, where any surfer can find it, it’s fair game. If you need to stay under the radar, don’t blog like that (you could at least make it look like you were in Canada all the time).
The border agents do have their own system. It’s good thinking to add public sources to that, that’s a way to prevent illegal immigration.

]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Gene Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:51:35 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/#comment-2475 Good use of Google if you ask me. As someone who came to the US 25 years ago and became a citizen, I'm sick of all the illegals demanding rights... Good use of Google if you ask me. As someone who came to the US 25 years ago and became a citizen, I’m sick of all the illegals demanding rights…

]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 au071 Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:39:59 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2005/11/29/google-used-at-the-border-turns-away-visa-violator/#comment-2474 Actually, it's kind of scary that the border agent needs to rely on Google to check someone out; should they have their own system. Actually, it’s kind of scary that the border agent needs to rely on Google to check someone out; should they have their own system.

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