Didn't notice the engagement part. Congrats.
Originally Posted by
polonius
Every thread about getting hassled, somebody suggests "NEXUS" or other similar programmes. Sorry, but completely surrendering all of your privacy rights is not a solution to anything.
1) I disagree that enrolling in "NEXUS" (as you put it) is a complete surrender of privacy rights. Governments do background checks all the time, not under the scope of any program. Just look at all the stories of the Canadians pulling up 15 year old DUIs to extract a "rehabilitation" fee from unwitting Yanks.
2) I had to live scan my fingerprints years ago. First, so I could have a summer job on my dad's car dealership, then so I could obtain the license to practice in my profession. In fact, I found out that the Canadians had access to my fingerprints (or at least that I had fingerprints taken) back in 2005, before I had even considered NEXUS.
3) In many ways, I surrender less of my privacy rights than you or someone else who doesn't have NEXUS or GE does, as I am far less likely to have my belongings searched at the border. I got thanked for paying duty last week on an overage because the CBP agent admitted that they would almost never check a GE person for such a thing. Indeed, one of the biggest reasons for getting GE was to avoid the disgusting behavior of so many bigoted, jingoistic CBP agents.
So yeah. Pick another fight.