[koonsolo]

I wish EU and other non-US countries would offer "US-border treatment" to all US citizens when they enter, and normal border control when they leave.

That way they could maybe get an idea on how unfriendly, impolite, invasive and denigrating it actually is. And then when leaving get the idea that border agents can be helpful and friendly too.

Edit: And oh yes, all communication and paperwork is done in the language of the destination country.

[matt4077]

i feel sympathy for the idea, but it kinda undermines the case against these practices. If we're saying "terrorism" isn't enough of a reason for wide-scale privacy invasion, how could "getting the US to change its policy" ever be enough? Additionally, it's an individual's rights being infringed, almost none of whom have influence on policy beyond voting, and the vast majority of whom, belonging to the subset of Americans traveling to Europe, didn't even vote for Trump.

[dmichulke]

> didn't even vote for Trump.

These practices mentioned by GP exist since well before 2017.

Following your logic, the question would be if they voted for Obama. And, if the vast majority didn't vote for Trump, they probably voted for Obama. So it actually would affect the "right" people.

(Not that I agree in any way with punishing citizens for what their government does)