A controversial federal proposal, currently up for public debate,
asking people visiting the country under the visa waiver program for
their social media handles has been criticized by civil liberties
advocates as going too far and by counterterrorism experts and lawmakers
as not going far enough.
The proposal, submitted to the Federal Register
by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency last month would add a
social media section on visa applications for those visiting the country
under the visa waiver program to "optionally" disclose social media
profiles on all platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. The
proposal will be up for public comment for the next 30 days.
The social media proposal is the latest example
of the government's scramble to find new ways to stay one step ahead of
terrorist plots in the wake of December's deadly San Bernardino shooting
massacre. The Department of Homeland Security came under heat to
increase security provisions when vetting visa applicants after it was
learned that one of the shooters, Tafsheen Malik, was admitted to the
U.S via a fiancé visa program.
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