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Steve Reisch, a 33-year-old Montreal-based photographer became famous when he crossed the U.S. border by showing an image of his passport on an iPad. He says, if Steve Jobs was alive, he must have said something about this unique use of Apple technology.
“He’d probably say, ‘Here’s something to work on for the future’. Maybe have some kind of digital certification or encryption to let people travel like this,” Reisch said.
When Reisch was 30 minutes away from the U.S. border on Friday, it suddenly occurred to him that he has forgotten his passport back home. He considered going back home but then thought of crossing border by showing a scanned copy of his passport on Dropbox, an online file storage service.
Reisch said he explained his situation to the customs agent, who seemed somewhat annoyed when he handed him the iPad.
Reisch said: “When I explained my story to the American guard, he looked kind of indifferent. He was a pretty serious border guy. There was a slight hesitation, he didn’t really seem like he was impressed.”
According to the Canada Border Services Agency, only an original passport, a NEXUS card, a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) card, an enhanced driver’s licence, or a Secure Certificate of Indian Status are accepted to cross the U.S. border by land.
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