US demands social media details from visa applicants
[text_block id=”0c2696395b07901d04a526933d2838cf” content=”‹¨›p‹˜›Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years‹³› worth of email addresses and phone numbers.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When proposed last year, authorities estimated the proposal would affect 14.7 million people annually.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Certain diplomatic and official visa applicants will be exempt from the stringent new measures.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›However, people travelling to the US to work or to study will have to hand over their information.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹²›We are constantly working to find mechanisms to improve our screening processes to protect US citizens, while supporting legitimate travel to the United States,‹²› the department reportedly said.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Feeling the impact of Trump‹³›s foreign worker squeeze the US sets visa limits in Ghana deportee row. Previously, only applicants who needed additional vetting – such as people who had been to parts of the world controlled by terrorist groups – would need to hand over this data.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›But now applicants will have to give up their account names on a list of social media platforms, and also volunteer the details of their accounts on any sites not listed.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Anyone who lies about their social media use could face ‹²›serious immigration consequences‹²›, according to an official who spoke to The Hill.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›a href‹´›‹²›https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-48486672‹²› target‹´›‹²›_blank‹²› rel‹´›‹²›noopener‹²›‹˜›Continue Reading on the BBC Website.‹¨›/a‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›#SocialMedia, #Apps, #Privacy #GDPR, #UnitedStates,‹¨›/p‹˜›” paragraph_whitespace=”true” text_size=”” line_height=”” text_color=”” margin=”0px 0px 15px 0px” class=”” _fw_coder=”aggressive” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”1b584d7f2c6ea2a4986a6eefb3d0ebb7″][/text_block]
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