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Trump Administration Approves Tougher Visa Vetting, Including Social Media Checks (reuters.com)
The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. From a report: The new questions, part of an effort to tighten vetting of would-be visitors to the United States, was approved on May 23 by the Office of Management and Budget despite criticism from a range of education officials and academic groups during a public comment period. Critics argued that the new questions would be overly burdensome, lead to long delays in processing and discourage international students and scientists from coming to the United States. Under the new procedures, consular officials can request all prior passport numbers, five years' worth of social media handles, email addresses and phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information including addresses, employment and travel history.
Thank god these nefarious terrorists have social media profiles under their real names, and have no clue about meta-data.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne7DnmdilEg
I've calculated my velocity with such exquisite precision that I have no idea where I am.
this won't impact the new People's Democratic Republic of California, will it?
Meh, tourists are a pain in the arse, always demand access to the best locations, driving out the locals and seasonal employment never really provides economic stability. Always remember no matter where you go, people there are wanting to leave and visit some place else, you are not special no matter how badgered hotel staff treat you, you can holiday at home for a year for what holidaying overseas costs you in a month, tourism is one of the biggest marketing scams of all.
Asking for social media information is a really bad idea, it's like asking about hobbies, what the fuck business of the United States government is it, social media is not factual media, it is an illusion people present. How about if you don't play social media, do you become a suspicious person, how about if you get it wrong, various places you signed up to and forgot, do they send you to prison for getting it wrong. How about if they claim you do, when you claim you don't, do they let in country only to lock you up in a for profit prison whilst they sort out the case for years, instead of just giving you the option to leave.
I understand the US is pretty fucked up when it comes to deportation, needed to lock you up in for profit prisons for some time, rather than just putting you on a plane and sending you back as soon as possible and sending the bill to your countries government.
Chaos - everything, everywhere, everywhen
In USSR privacy protects you?
What do you think will happen to global businesses that need to be able to send people around the world.
Less air travel = less climate change. Trump is simply attempting to reverse the effects of withdrawing from the Paris Accord.