He said he can’t guarantee anything. Good night.

I told the agent I had global entry but that doesn’t seem to help, so I asked if changing my name to something like John would help.

Another hour later, I was told my name being “very common” and my birthday being in January matches too many suspects in their database.

You are not legally obligated to provide the pin. However, doing so might lead to further detention and seizure of your device.

Fun fact, USA border agents can do that legally and ask for not only your phone and pin but might even copy data from your device.

Then I was asked to hand over my phone and provide the PIN number. When I asked why I was handed a pamphlet.

An hour later, I was asked few questions about where I live, work, and travel among other questions. The agent was polite and reasonable.

After 2017, it became all about squeezing engagement out of users, often at the expense of charm. Now, AI’s here to flip the table and rewrite the rules again.

By 2013, the focus shifted to data-driven design yet still creative, but with more structure.

They never had a moral backbone in the first place.