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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago

US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visas

www.thejournal.ie

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US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visas

www.thejournal.ie

cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 day ago
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US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' on new visa applications
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The move has been heavily criticised by Taoiseach Micheál Martin who described it as “excessive”.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/457134

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  • ter_maxima@jlai.lu
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    23 hours ago

    “I don’t use social media”

    • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      Lying on an official document? Straight to jail.

      Didn’t actually have any accounts? Believe it or not, straight to jail.

      • ter_maxima@jlai.lu
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        It doesn’t matter anyway, there is no rule of law in the united states. You might as well lie, they will likely jail you no matter what you write on that document.

        Just don’t go there.

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      If you’re a student, you must have something to hide, as everyone uses social media

      • ter_maxima@jlai.lu
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        For the longest time that answer would have been literally true for me, I only used SMS.

        • FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr
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          9 hours ago

          Even worse. Fully unencrypted messages

          • ter_maxima@jlai.lu
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            I’m trying to move my conversations to Signal, but some people are strangely resistant, despite using multiple corporate social media messaging services besides that.

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              People don’t like change

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