US Homeland Security will start gathering social media information from all immigrants
September 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
The US Department of Homeland Security has amended its rules to require immigrants to disclose their social media accounts. The agency will now collect information including “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results” on immigrants, including permanent residents and naturalized citizens.
Similar rules were first considered last year. The DHS finalized its plans last week, though they weren’t publicized until last night when they were reported by BuzzFeed News. The changes go into effect on October 18th.
The initiative originally came in response to the San Bernardino attack in 2015. At the time, reports spread that one of the…
