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U.S. To Seek Social Media Details from All Visa Applicants
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#102Social media and privacy have always butted heads and I hope courts start to side with pro privacy advocates
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#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
That is significantly different than disclosing social media profiles and different emails. One (filling out travel information) makes sense because...uhhhh...you're crossing another border so it makes sense to disclose previous travel history that coincides with your stamp book on your passport. The other is uhhhh irrelevant to travel information?
I agree, just pointing out that this isn’t new. GP comment implicated that it is.
It is new, based on what your comment. You reported answering different questions.
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#104Deleting your social media account would probably be interpreted as you are hiding something rather than protesting privacy issues.
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#105In that case, do you become even more suspicious if you don't have social media accounts because you deleted them?
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#106I’ve gone through the naturalization process myself, and it’s already offensively invasive, this doesn’t seem out of step with what they already do.
Visa applications are a far broader class than people going through the naturalization process, and, while there may be an argument that the naturalization process is excessively invasive, an application for citizenship does justify more depth of scrutiny than a visa application.
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#107the effort to make the US even more unappealing to immigrants marches on...
It's not just immigrants. I'm a citizen and am flying back from a two week trip to Japan today. One of the things that really stands out every time I make this trip is how pleasant, friendly, and helpful the Japanese customs and immigration agents are compared to the un-wiped ass wrinkles that are their American counterparts. I honestly think it is possible to assess those entering the U.S. without being a complete a…
I travel internationally frequently and have never had trouble with US Customs. I think Argentina was the one I've had the most trouble with, and that was minor.
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#108Doesn't some other countries already do this? I was asked about my LinkedIn for a work visa in Canada.
Canada is very aggressive about searching for "hate speech" at the border. This includes mandating that you turn over your phone and searching through your texts, emails and any linked accounts for keywords. This is personal experience.
How do we know what they are searching for?
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
> My point is: Both Democrats and Republics have been complicit in allowing these kind of activities to continue. And the American public would sooner blame the other "side" in this political dog and pony show, than take responsibility for this being what America's fear based society has brought. Stop pushing this "both sides are the same" narrative. It's part of the damn problem. While the Democratic administrations…
> While the Democratic administrations may have continued these kinds of policies (and I will challenge you on whether they as bad as the Republican ones) It is the same question, on a different immigration form. See this article from 2016: http://fortune.com/2016/12/23/us-customs-social-media/ The proposal (and public comment period) came much earlier in 2016. This wasn't the result of legislation, the executive bra…
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