Questions tagged [privacy]
Questions about the differing expectations regarding private space, private activities, etc, in foreign cultures while travelling.
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Lots of cell phone spamming after a trip to the US from Canada. Is this to be expected?
This is related to usa - Should I use a "burner" phone when visiting the US? - Travel Stack Exchange but not for border control reasons.
I did a road trip through the USA, from Canada, for ...
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Are there any downsides if someone picks up my boarding pass and adds my reservation to their Business Extra account for small business program credit
I read on viewfromthewing.com (mirror):
To be sure, your boarding pass still has a bar code. Someone with a bar code scanner or app could read it. But that’s not the person most likely to pick up ...
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German guesthouse asking for date of birth
My wife and I are due to visit Germany soon with friends who organized accommodation at a guesthouse in Bavaria (if that matters). Now, a few days before departure, the guesthouse contacted my friends ...
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Photos of people in airplanes specifically not permitted
I took a few flights recently, and for the first time ever (for me), all passengers were told before departing that "taking photos or videos of other passengers or crew is not permitted unless ...
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Switzerland - How can I prevent my ID card from being scanned / copied in a hotel during check in?
I'm going to visit Switzerland soon. I will be travelling with my national ID card (I'm EU citizen).
Last time I visited Switzerland my ID was scanned / copied at the hotel during check-in. ...
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What personal details are passengers required to provide for travel to or via the United States?
I read on the KLM website, while booking a flight:
For travel to or via United States, all passengers need to provide various personal details (such as date of birth) to the authorities.
What ...
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Does the German embassy disclose visa information to the country (Russia)
My wife is going to apply for family reunification visa in the German embassy in Russia (I'm on Blue Card in Germany currently). And she's worried, that German Embassy might send some visa/residence ...
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Is Google Street View coverage in Germany expected to increase?
Famously, privacy laws have made it difficult for Google to roll out its Street View service in Germany. The country is not completely missing from Street View however; some urban areas seem to be at ...
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Airbnb ID check mandatory in France
Can someone confirm if Airbnb has made ID checks mandatory in Paris?
No matter which apartment I try to book, when I click "reserve" first a screen appears that verifies my payment details ...
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Which countries/flights are the US authorities aware that I've visited/taken?
As a US lawful permanent resident, I wonder which countries/flights the US authorities are aware that I've visited/taken. Assume that the US authorities has no special interest in me: I'm just curious ...
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Can I see who I'm sitting next to while selecting my seat online?
I have in the past had a not-so-pleasant experience of sitting near some passengers with bad odour or who were too talkative. I was wondering if I could see who I'm sitting near when selecting my ...
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What information is encoded in an American passport's numeric code along the bottom of the front information page?
At the bottom of the photo page of an American passport is a bunch of alphanumeric information interspersed with right facing angle brackets (>). What information does this code contain?
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UK Public Health Passenger Locator Form: Privacy and Data Retention Period [closed]
How long is any information supplied through the UK Public Health Passenger Locator Form kept for, when some EU citizen travels from the EU to England by plane, as of now (or 12 July 2020: it doesn't ...
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Data retention for EU citizens travelling between UK and EU during Brexit transition/implementation period
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I'm an EU citizen studying in the UK. When I travel to my home country in the EU (for example through a direct flight or by train), and then return to the UK, some of my personal information ...
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Remove Airbnb results that require upload of ID
Based on Can I use Airbnb without trusting them with my ID? it seems some landlords require ID and that this may be the reason Airbnb asks for ID.
Is there a way I can filter the results, so I only ...
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