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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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I'll (Canada) probably be skipping a conference that we usually do each year in the states as well. Not worth potentially getting my phone/laptop scanned and data stolen.
Imagine getting to a point where people need burner phones to enter the US.
I'm trans. If there is a scientific conference in the states, you can be damn sure I'll be sitting that one out
Kindly fuck off. Your bigotry is not welcome here.
Fuck off and die, Nazi shit bag.
Wasn't that already the case since 9/11 and the Patriot Act?
Or not even going to usa
I was thinking some people are being forced to go by work. Can't imagine going willingly.
Unfortunately, a lot of people are in the position where it's maybe a 0.1% of losing their life if they go, and an 80% chance of losing their job if they don't. That makes the calculation a lot more difficult, and causes all kinds of stress.
Of course, any job that would force you to go when you don't feel fully safe is a shitty job. But, a lot of people don't feel like they have the option to leave a shitty job.
If its off and encrypted, they can't steal your data.
They can copy it. They can't break the encryption.