They are using the CBP database according to that article.. who knows what version two will have though
machineunlearning
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They have the passport photos already regardless... So don't travel to the USA...
There is definitely a shift away from traditional VPNs these days since VPN tunnels tend to be more open and permissive. You can obviously secure a tunnel and limit network access, but you are still directly accessing the networks and resources that you do allow, remotely.
I was running Kasm for a while and I really liked this approach to secure remote access. I could effectively spin up a Ubuntu docker image and access it remotely through the browser. Secured the web portal with my IdP which requires MFA and I would login remotely and launch various apps and desktops.
They are non persistent in nature, so once you log off and destroy the instance you would effectively get a new desktop the next login.
Generally works pretty well
The safe third country law predates the bulk of the current insanity, and Canada wants to maintain decorum with Trump due to ongoing tariff and sovereignty threats. Dropping out of that agreement shouldn't be required to accept someone's refugee claim and requires less political capital.