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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by GUWonder


Governments are inclined to become increasingly authoritarian and pervasively intrusive at that, and the public is susceptible to believing that sacrificing privacy and freedom protects the public. And so expect it, even if it’s delayed by a few more years than that.
Well who didn't think this would end up being used on all travelers?
And of course the thought had to cross your mind that this would eventually be used to deny some Americans the free right to leave the country, like the travel rules Germany implemented in the 1930's
That's paranoid but certainly not inconceivable.
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