US Government wants DNA and social media from visitors

(privacyinternational.org)

34 points | by keiferski 3 hours ago

8 comments

  • blacklion 6 minutes ago
    How easy to persuade officer that you truly don't have any social media accounts?
    • jerojero 1 hour ago
      I currently go to the USA about once a year to visit friends.

      If this comes to pass I'll probably not do that anymore.

      • gsck 39 minutes ago
        Does the ESTA not already require social media? I recall having to provide stuff like that when I applied for mine a few months back
        • grumbelbart2 10 minutes ago
          Last time I filled it out it was optional. Nor sure if that changed in the last year.
        • greatgib 54 minutes ago
          Will all of that, forcing you to install apps to complete the esta and forcing you to install the CBP app to track your movement in and out of US looks totally wide to me.
          • therobots927 10 minutes ago
            Bye bye US tourism industry
            • cebert 3 hours ago
              That would be a hard pass for me entering any country.
              • greggoB 1 hour ago
                I almost want them to pass it through before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in July, and see how that affects visitor numbers. I'd like to think it would absolute tank the event (good, because also fuck FIFA, especially after their "peace prize" bullshit), but honestly I don't have faith in most people to consider this a deal-breaker for them.

                My parents live in the US, they are aware (and accept) this would be a reason I wouldn't be able to visit them and instead we'd have to meet somewhere else.

              • 31337Logic 3 hours ago
                I am just so incredibly sad for the children who will inherit this shit after I'm gone. Who among us is brave enough to try and stop this? I had my free and fun life... hopefully you can have the same.
                • therobots927 4 minutes ago
                  The bot brigade doesn’t tolerate such thoughts. Think more carefully next time about how your words reflect on the current administration, citizen.
                • brettermeier 22 minutes ago
                  Who in his right mind would want to visit a fashist country? People are strange.
                  • therobots927 4 minutes ago
                    The bot brigade doesn’t tolerate such thoughts. Think more carefully next time about how your words reflect on the current administration, citizen.
                    • mapt 2 minutes ago
                      It's not fascist until we're speaking Italian.