Quote Originally Posted by swaledale View Post
And there is more! Remember when AF dismissed the possibility as scare mongering that US Immigration would ask for one's mobile phone and look at social media posts on entry to the US and possibly refuse you entry if they didn't like them?

Well the Trump administration published this today.

All tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would also require any email addresses and telephone numbers visitors have used in the same period, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members, including children.

The proposal was published on Tuesday in a Federal Register notice, the official publication of the US government, which is put out daily. This called the new disclosures “mandatory” for entry into the US. It would apply to people of all countries, regardless of whether they require visas or are currently permitted to complete an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (Esta) instead. That includes visitors from Britain, Australia, Germany and Japan, who are not required to get a tourist visa before visiting the US.
It's quite frightening isn't it.

Even if someone is comfortable releasing this information for their own travel purposes, surely if someone i know plans to travel they should have to seek consent from me before sharing my information?

What would flag as a harmful or suspicious social media post? What contacts would show as suspicious?

His buddy Farage would surely be on dodgy ground, his own social media littered with racist posts, or supporting those who are or encourage murder and violence. His contact list will be littered with racists, rapists, bribe takers, wife beaters...only this weekend he was the guest at the F1 GP of Briatore...