US can ask visa applicants for social media history – BBC News
The Trump administration has approved plans to ask US visa applicants for details of their social media use.Consular officials can now ask for social media usernames going back five years via a new questionnaire.It also allows authorities to request email addresses, phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information.This can be requested when “more rigorous national security security vetting” is needed, a State Department official told Reuters.According to reports, the State Department expects that about 0.5% of visa applicants will be given the questionnaire.Critics have argued that the checks could lead to extended, fruitless lines of inquiry or the collection of personal information not relevant to security checks.Providing the information is voluntary, though the questionnaire informs applicants that “individuals who […] do not provide all the requested information may be denied a US visa”.
Källa: US can ask visa applicants for social media history – BBC News
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