As a non US resident I'm mostly worried about the attitude that non US citizens are completely worthless. Basically the attitude of US is that we can be tortured and all our communications can be read. All in all we have no rights whatsoever. Do our property rights even hold?
Because of that I've recently started to think about moving away from US based services. I've maybe grown overly dependent on gmail and dropbox. Does anyone have any ideas on how to move away from such services? It seems that the email address is the most difficult one, it's a rare service that allows me to change the email.
Should I just purchase my own domain and handle all my mails via that? What about dropbox replacements?
(I can't wait to visit US eventually for SIGGRAPH or similar, it's not far fetched anymore to think that this very comment might prevent my entry to that country)
US citizens are almost as worthless. Our comments might at least get us on the no-fly list. People find out at the airport that they aren't allowed on the plane. They're not criminals, yet are still forbidden from flying for the rest of their lives, with no reason given and no appeal possible.
If you are on the "no fly" list, is it reasonable to live near a US border near an international city like Vancouver or Toronto and simply drive across the border and catch a plane from those cities, or does the no fly list also apply to people flying out of Canada?
Except for the fact that being on the no-fly list means you can't even enter US airspace regardless of your origin and destination and many (most?) flights from Canada still pass through US airspace. Same thing with most Mexican flights to Europe.
Because of that I've recently started to think about moving away from US based services. I've maybe grown overly dependent on gmail and dropbox. Does anyone have any ideas on how to move away from such services? It seems that the email address is the most difficult one, it's a rare service that allows me to change the email.
Should I just purchase my own domain and handle all my mails via that? What about dropbox replacements?
(I can't wait to visit US eventually for SIGGRAPH or similar, it's not far fetched anymore to think that this very comment might prevent my entry to that country)