U.S. government begins asking foreign travelers about social media
Found on Politico on Saturday, 24 December 2016
The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country, a move designed to spot potential terrorist threats that drew months of opposition from tech giants and privacy hawks alike.
The new policy comes as Washington tries to improve its ability to spot and deny entry to individuals who have ties to terrorist groups like the Islamic State.
Why not just have a single checkbox saying "Are you a terrorist?" instead of all that? After all, it seems impossible that someone would lie or just enter data especially meant for these papers so they can stay under the radar. Sorry, but security does not work like that.