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December 27, 2016

Border Officials Begin Asking Travelers for Social Media Profiles
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U.S. officials have quietly begun a new program asking noncitizen
travelers to reveal their social media presence when entering the
country. On Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection started
providing foreigners on the visa waiver program with a computerized
drop-down menu asking for their account names on platforms such as
Facebook, Twitter and You Tube. Although the program is billed as
voluntary, civil liberties groups fear most travelers will feel
pressured to complete the forms, and many fear the program threatens
free expression and poses new privacy and security risks.


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