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I still need to file back taxes & so don't feel like reading yet another document from the government.

Can someone summarize what this says?

Will people who don't use social media have to go to the back room for a full cavity search?




The relevant section:

DHS proposes to add the following question to ESTA and to Form I-94W: “Please enter information associated with your online presence—Provider/Platform—Social media identifier.” It will be an optional data field to request social media identifiers to be used for vetting purposes, as well as applicant contact information. Collecting social media data will enhance the existing investigative process and provide DHS greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity and connections by providing an additional tool set which analysts and investigators may use to better analyze and investigate the case.


That's pretty crazy.

The only way they could deal with that much data would be some sort of agreement between the US & Facebook for information sharing.

Time to create another social media network.


Nefarious? The irony is staggering.




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