Canadian border just denied me
 

they put me aside after asking me some questions and searched my car. then they opened my laptop and noticed that i had a bunch of porn pictures on there. looked through it for a long time then confiscated it and said they had to send it to get it examined. i dont have anything illegal so im not worried. then the immigration guy said they they couldnt let me in because i have a misdemeanor from 3 years ago.

this ever happen to anyone else?

That sucks man.

it's very common to get denied when crossing over to canada man... don't feel bad, does that mean you're not going to webmaster access anymore?

They do the same coming into the states too..

yup, what makes it even worse is i booked my room and sonofsam was staying with me. i dont know if they're going to let him get the rooms if i call.

Damn Brandon that blows

holy shit. i'd turn around before anyone took my fuckin laptop. fuck that shit. good luck.

I had my laptop searched when reentering Australia once before.. nothign illegal on it - just regular porn ,so they gave it back to me right away

Actually with all the paranoia that any porn usually ends up being CP I would say everyone should put adult stuff on an external drive.

You are probabling shaving your affiliates to much:1orglaugh or huh:Oh crap

yeah, considering the fact that i dont have any affiliates or run an affiliate program.

Thats fucked, just becuase there were porn pics on there, they took your laptop.

they shouldn't have the legal ability to search your laptop in the first place

thats kind of like denying you access based on having a book in your car

absolutely ridiculous

they dont let fags over the border.. sorry

The Canadians have a dim view of importing porn or bringing materials that could be deemed pornographic into Canada. :(

I'm sorry to hear about your very bad experience dude. I hope they return your laptop.

Shit brotha, sorry to hear that. :(

dam thats sucks man i'd be pretty heated

i have your laptop now, thanks :winkwink:














seriously, that sucks :(

if i went and tried getting in again would they know it in the computer?

you should have told them you were a mexican

Did they ask you, or did you not have a choice.

I extremely doubt that they could TAKE your Laptop.

I've encountered few issues with customs i hate crossing
the borders (sigh)
Dude that sucks they took ur laptop ?

Yo I woulda asked for some type of statute showing how they could confiscate your shit like that...sounds suspect.

i would also copy my porn content to a usb stick or extrernal harddrive.
Even if it's all legal....they can bust ya ass even if they have the slightest doubt and you have to prove their assumptions are wrong.

Not worth it....

Anyways, what did you do 3 years ago? Did you get charge for a crime in Canada

Well you are a pretty shifty character...... :winkwink:

Seriously though, you shoulda fought that laptop shit and gone back to the USA. Canada Customs is notorious for stealing shit. I have had a few friends have stuff like cell phones and PDAs just taken by customs officials because they have more authority than the cops...

Did you get the names of the officers you were dealing with?

They took your laptop? That blows. Sorry to hear man

i got a recipt for it

I always make my porn folders invisible, and in XP I selects do not show hidden files. Of course when they know this trick they still can find it. However, last time they just browsed through my laptop, and didn't change this setting//

Never had a problem, good luck getting the laptop back bro I hope u got a claim ticket or some shit

There are also programs to hide the folders :thumbsup

As has been posted here innumerable times: porn is a borderline illegal business.

This shouldn't be a news flash.

Webmasters need to keep that in mind.

I would not keep porn on my laptop.

yair - i hope you got a receipt ??

i get searched by Australian customs and immigration all the fukin time... 9 out of the last 11 trips... they even looked up my arse a few times... even my doctor doesn't bother with that... lucky i wax it real good..

but i keep all my shit on portable drives and back it up... there is never anything on my laptop.. not even my name.. this is a good tip..portable drives are cheap..80gig..each..big as a packet of cigs..

by the way i'm an aussie.. they are are the only hahahahas who search me anywhere.. and always on the way back in.. if i was an arab with 40lbs of semtex they would kiss my arse instead of search it...

i would like to be dutch or sumpfing..

hey is this what they are looking for????
http://www.fritzcash.com/gfy/ValeriaIMG_5834-01.jpg

Ive crossed the canadien border several times and they have never searched my laptop even though I was having a laptop bag with DELL written on it.

Ive only crossed the border at the airport though.

YES, you are record now, too bad , you may get tru if some guy doesnt ask too many questions, in a different car, they probably have your lic plate# on file. These guys have more authority than the cops and can do whatever they want.:2 cents:

That sucks man, sorry to hear that.

i told you to delete your harry man collection

You should have crossed in the middle of the woods somewhere, on foot, then, once you got into Canada, start waving an American flag and demanding all the rights of a Canadian citizen.

i switch HD's in my laptop when i enter CA. I hate customs.

sorry to hear that...bet those bastards are making copies of your hard drive :1orglaugh :pimp

yeah they fucked with me big time in Ottawa btw

fucking cocksmokers

and i have clean record also

You should had deny to allow them access any data to your laptop or cell phone without a judgement.

Good point!

im pretty sure that when you're crossing the border they dont need any kind of search warrent if they want to. they have a lot more power than police.

Thats fucked up. What were the surfing around folders on your laptop for? The only thing I've ever had to do at customs with my laptop was prove that it was a working laptop and would fire up and load in to the OS.

that sucks dude. did you get those galleries i sent you?

They can take what ever they want. Good luck getting it back. You shouldn't even try crossing these days if you have any kind of record.

LOL ..... sure ....

They are Customs official... They have the rights to seize, search, retain and so on ...

Do you think the American Customs don't do the same ??? At least, the Canadians can't send you to Guantanamo Beach Resort ....