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The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from several dozen nations that enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit additional personal information before entering the country, including five years of their social media history, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice this week.

Citizens of 42 countries enrolled in the visa waiver program can generally come to the U.S. for up to 90 days for tourism or business travel, without needing to apply for a visa at an American embassy or consulate, a process that can take months or even years.

The list of countries in the visa waiver program includes many European nations like the United Kingdom, Germany and France, as well as some U.S. allies around the world, including Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

Tourists? Straight to cecot

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

How is Chile the only country in the Americas in the Visa Waiver Program? (Minus French Guiana)

[–] PeacefulForest@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Okay so at customs and immigration? They say hand over your phone? Like I’m sorry what the actual fuck is this?

[–] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly, I suspect this is a sneaky way to get CBP access to what ever data sharing shit the social media companies have with the rest of the spooks. Simply by attempting to enter the US someone "agrees" to an automatic search of their social data.

[–] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Yea, after reading the article, this is an overall of the electronic application process that needs to happen before entry. And it'll include not just social media handles, but also email addresses. Seems reasonably easy for a "bad guy" to skirt.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 hours ago

UK, France, Germany, and Australia all have their own editions of the sitcom "Ghosts" (UK was the original). Trump has something against the Ghosts franchise. I'm kidding, of course; Trump isn't cool enough to have heard of Ghosts.

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