Post B2gQsGaTyYfiCACe0W by briankrebs@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B2gQsGaTyYfiCACe0W by briankrebs@infosec.exchange
       2026-01-26T17:10:54Z
       
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       We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International: "Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP).""If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members. They’re also proposing the collection of DNA."PI linked to and summarized a Federal Register entry describing the proposed requirements:-All visitors must submit ‘their social media from the last 5 years’-ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) applications will include ‘high value data fields’, ‘when feasible’‘telephone numbers used in the last five years’-‘email addresses used in the last ten years’-‘family number telephone numbers (sic) used in the last five years’-biometrics – face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris-business telephone numbers used in the last five years-business email addresses used in the last ten years.https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5713/trump-administration-wants-your-dna-and-social-mediaThe Federal Register entry says comments are encouraged andmust be submitted (no later than February 9, 2026) to be assured of consideration.Federal Register entry: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-10/pdf/2025-22461.pdf
       
 (DIR) Post #B2gSNR9GrMUtsgtz8q by briankrebs@infosec.exchange
       2026-01-26T17:28:04Z
       
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       I feel for anyone in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, which make up ~ 10M jobs and ~ 3 percent of the nation's GDP. From the U.S. International Trade Administration (trade.gov)"Inbound international travel to the United States plays a vital role in the Nation’s economy and promotes cultural exchange and understanding.  Travel and tourism is the largest single services export for the United States, accounting for 22 percent of the country’s services exports and 7 percent of all exports in 2023.  The travel and tourism industry contributed $2.3 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2022 (2.97 percent of the country’s GDP), supporting 9.5 million jobs."
       
 (DIR) Post #B2gSNSZBaUoyHM2CAq by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2026-01-26T17:33:03Z
       
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       @briankrebs ...combine that with the incredible enshittification the airline industry has inflicted on themselves... multiplied by so many other industries all undergoing the same "growth pressure" responses. Yowza.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2gibYoujRJmzl8XvU by EvolLove@noauthority.social
       2026-01-26T20:34:55Z
       
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       @briankrebs Somehow if this goes through I have a feeling it will be reversed after 2028
       
 (DIR) Post #B2gj1r6JO5khDjoSLQ by EvolLove@noauthority.social
       2026-01-26T20:39:40Z
       
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       @briankrebs I wonder if the US immigration will be so impressed of all my Antisemitic art that they will give a free limousine with driver and hookers and and blow?