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American-Born JPL Scientist Forced to Unlock a NASA Phone by U.S. Customs

Accepted submission by mcgrew http://mcgrew.info at 2017-02-14 01:38:00
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CNN [cnn.com] and a a lot of other outlets [google.com] are reporting that JPL engineer Sidd Bikkannavar, an American-born citizen was detained at the border when returning from racing solar powered cars overseas.

The border guards demanded he turn over his givernment-issued NASA phone and its PIN and held him in their detention area.

Land of the free? Home of the brave?


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