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Digital, Human Rights Groups Oppose Border Collection of Social Media Data

More than 35 digital rights, civil rights and tech groups asked the State Department Tuesday to withdraw proposals to collect social media data from immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants (see 1805290036). Access Now, Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier…

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Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, National Hispanic Media Coalition, New America's Open Technology Institute and World Privacy Forum were among groups signing a letter to the department. The proposals “will reveal private information about travelers that is irrelevant to their suitability for entry to the United States, and will expose data about their families, friends and business associates in the U.S.,” the groups wrote.