Ed Hasbrouck writes:
Today the Identity Project, Privacy Times, and Government Information Watch filed comments objecting to a proposal by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for blanket advance approval for USCIS to demand that all foreigners submitting any sort of application to USCIS provide a statement under penalty of perjury a list of all social media “platforms” and “identifiers” they have used in the last five years. The forms on which this information would be required would include applications for permanent residency, adjustment of status, and naturalization.
The proposal builds on earlier proposals, to which we and many other organizations objected, to require applicants for visas or visa-free entry to the US to provide lists of social media platforms and identifiers they have used. The current proposal by USCIS would extend mandatory social media usage reporting to those foreigners who have already demonstrated the strongest ties to the US, including permanent US residents applying for naturalization as US citizens. The current proposal would also give blanket pre-approval to USCIS to demand this information on other forms in the future.
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h/t, Joe Cadillic