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Previously the State Department had required only visitors to the US who where coming from specific regions to turn over more social control media information. Now Engadget and CNN tell of the following proposed changes which are now posted in the Federal Register and entering their 60 period for public comment.
From Engadget:
In documents that the department will file to the Federal Register tomorrow [ed: 2018-03-30], it proposes that nearly every individual applying for a US visa be required to hand over any social media handles used on certain platforms in the past five years as well as submit any telephone numbers and email addresses used during that same time period.
The State Department will accept public comments until near the end of May.
Sources:
Engadget: US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
CNN: US to require would-be immigrants to turn over social media handles
[ed: no actual DS-160 or DS-156 forms seem to be available for download or review.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application.html ]
(Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Sunday April 01 2018, @10:17PM (2 children)
Does a Soylentnews account qualify as social media?
What about those throw away email accounts I "used" to order something or post something? I often create a separate email account for each mailing list, or forum I visit. I've got 15 emails in my password vault, and a lot more webmail accounts that I don't even bother to record, which I use for a few days/weeks on some tech support issue or similar sites, and then forget about them. You used to be able to get a gmail, yahoo, or hotmail account in 15 seconds flat with no linkage to any other email.
I've had a dozen different phone numbers, depending on which customer I was working with in the last 5 years.
The Government seldom asks a question they don't already know the answer to.
So you forget ONE such address/number, and their computers match you, and you've committed a crime of omission just by filling out the form.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by BsAtHome on Sunday April 01 2018, @11:56PM
But of course! You are always guilty of something. Better make sure a triviality brings you down easily. Saves the authorities all that construction of circumstances.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by captain normal on Monday April 02 2018, @03:48AM
This is just for people from other countries who want to visit the US...for now. They'll get around to dealing with current residents soon.
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