Re US government starts asking foreign travelers to disclose their social media accounts

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Herb Lin <herblin () stanford edu>
> Date: December 25, 2016 at 10:47:33 AM EST
> To: "dave () farber net" <dave () farber net>, ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: RE: [IP] US government starts asking foreign travelers to disclose their social media accounts
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> What is to prevent a would-be terrorist from creating a second social media account that is scrubbed to be innocuous 
> and providing the name of that account to CBP authorities?
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> And what of the business opportunities available in creating such innocuous accounts?
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> What am I missing here?
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> Herb
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> From: Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> 
> Date: 12/24/16 8:51 PM (GMT-08:00) 
> To: ip <ip () listbox com> 
> Subject: [IP] US government starts asking foreign travelers to disclose their social media accounts 
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> > From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> > Date: December 23, 2016 at 5:16:36 AM EST
> > To: Multiple recipients of Dewayne-Net <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
> > Subject: [Dewayne-Net] US government starts asking foreign travelers to disclose their social media accounts
> > Reply-To: dewayne-net () warpspeed com
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> > US government starts asking foreign travelers to disclose their social media accounts
> > To ‘identify potential threats’
> > By Nick Statt
> > Dec 22 2016
> > <http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/22/14066082/us-customs-border-patrol-social-media-account-facebook-twitter>
> >
> > The US Customs and Border Protection has started demanding that foreign travelers hand over Facebook, Twitter, and 
> > other social media account information upon entering the country, according to a report from Politico. The new 
> > policy follows a proposal laid out back in June and applies only to those travelers who enter the US temporarily 
> > without a visa through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA, process. The goal, the government 
> > says, is to “identify potential threats,” a spokesperson tells Politico. 
> >
> > Activists fear the policy could be a threat to human rights
> >
> > The new policy went into effect on Tuesday, and the request is currently “optional.” It asks foreign travelers to 
> > “enter information associated with your online presence,” and offers a drop-down menu allowing participants to enter 
> > in account names for most major social networks, including LinkedIn and even Google+. 
> >
> > It’s unclear if the information collected can be immediately used to deny travelers entry into the US. However, the 
> > express purpose of the collection is to identify individuals with ties to terrorist groups. As it stands today, 
> > Customs and Border Protection says it will not deny entry to those that refuse to submit any social media 
> > information. 
> >
> > Still, the implementation of such a controversial policy has enraged human rights activists and technology 
> > companies. Members of both communities expressed concern when the policy was first proposed this past summer. At the 
> > time, industry lobbying group the Internet Association, which represents companies like Facebook and Google, joined 
> > with the ACLU to condemn the proposal for its potential free speech and privacy violations.
> >
> > These groups fear that the request for social media info, although voluntary, will urge members of marginalized 
> > groups from the Middle East and elsewhere to fill out the information for fear of being denied entry. It could then 
> > be highly scrutinized, activists say, without clear and transparent guidelines. The policy could also lead to 
> > potential abuses and even security risks as the information is collected and stored by the government.
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