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US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev

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The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Everyone is already in a database. NSA has scraped these sites already and tagged the data using Palantir’s tech. All they have to do is scan your passport and use your data and biometrics to pull a file up. The only thing they need is your permission to make it legal. If you want to enter you have to give permission.

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Delete the biometrics that provide access.

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Then why do they need you to submit anything?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

So they can pretend that they don’t have this database already.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 14 hours ago

So they can try and catch an innocent mistake and arrest you for lying to them.