Homeland Security Plans To Collect Immigrants' Social Media Information (fortune.com)

The Department of Homeland Security plans to expand the files it collects on immigrants, as well as some citizens, by including more online data -- most notably search results and social media information -- about each individual. The plan is set out in the Federal Register, where the government publishes forthcoming regulations. A final version is set to go into effect on Oct. 18. Fortune reports: The plan, reported by BuzzFeed, is notable partly because it permits the government to amass information not only about recent immigrants, but also on green card holders and naturalized Americans as well. The proposal to collect social media data is set out in a part of the draft regulation that describes expanding the content of so-called "Alien Files," which serve as detailed profiles of individual immigrants, and are used by everyone from border agents to judges. Here is the relevant portion: "The Department of Homeland Security, therefore, is updating the [file process] to ... (5) expand the categories of records to include the following: country of nationality; country of residence; the USCIS Online Account Number; social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results."

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Tried to slip that one by us

[PopeRatzo]

as well as some citizens

I like how they add that innocent little phrase. "...as well as some citizens".

If you're a naturalized citizen, you're as much of a citizen as the Founding Fathers. Don't let anyone tell you different. Unlike citizens that were born here, you've proven that you can actually pass a civics test. You belong here. You have all the rights of any American.

Re:Tried to slip that one by us

[Chrisq]

If you're a naturalized citizen, you're as much of a citizen as the Founding Fathers. Don't let anyone tell you different.

Except for those who say that their allegiance is to Islam and not America, and that they don't recognise the courts, rights of women, or anything else not based on "god's" law.

That's exactly the reason

[no-body]

why I don't use social media - I just don't like being snooped, scanned, evaluated and judged by some unknown mechanisms which, excuse me, reminds me a lot of totalitarian systems where secrete files are kept, people in your neighborhood block have something like a block-ward looking after your activities, everyone suspects somebody and suspects to be suspected.

We have been there (in other countries), done that (in other countries) and now - it's happening under the umbrella of a free country which more and more turns into a farce of the original idea.

Re: Rule of Law

[easyTree]

I'm ok with the 'no foreigners in' rule if a 'no Americans out' rule is introduced :D
Makes sense really, if foreigners are so bad, the rest of the world should be pretty unappealing due to the high concentration of non-Americans.

First!

[houghi]

First they came for the immigrants, but I do not do anything, because I am not an immigrant.

Re:Before people lose their minds again

[zifn4b]

That didn't apply to naturalized citizens. This new one does. Naturalized citizens are now second class citizens.

They are second class citizens. A naturalized citizen is a person who was born to illegal immigrants. They are second class citizens already because they are not eligible to become President or Vice-President. We already have restrictions for these folks. Why all of the sudden right now are your concerned about naturalized citizens rights? If you want to cry discrimination, then it's been going on the whole time but it's only now that you're interested apparently.