3) The risk, of course, is that once in place as voluntary, down the road it
gets converted to mandatory.


I am glad it is not mandatory, because as far as I am aware it is not mandatory
to have a Facebook or Twitter account. However, if this proposal proceeds it
seems an inevitable consequence that, in time, this will transition from being
an optional field to one which is compulsory to complete.
I do, however, have a useless Google+ account somewhere out in the ether. I
guess I can put that down on the form once this question becomes compulsory . But I suppose this is the problem; the 'benefit' from this intrusive exercise
is nearly nil, because no one is going to list on a voluntary questionnaire any
social media profiles that could get themselves into trouble. And I very much
doubt that this government agency has the competence or expertise to analyse the
information they are seeking to collect.
IMHO proposals like this one, that seek to pry into people's affiliations or
internal beliefs, do nothing to make the United States or any other country
safer. Rather, they erode international respect for US core values and do grave
damage to US interests. This proposal simply impinges on the US' own principles
of freedom of association and of expression which are guaranteed, at least for
US citizens, in the Constitution.
- Ayden





On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 3:37 PM, Paul Rosenzweig [log in to unmask] wrote:
A couple of small points for those who are following the issue:



1) This is a proposal now, not yet implemented. The time to comment in opposition
is now. Do so …

2) The proposal says that the request for social media will be “voluntary.” So …
if it does become law, know your rights and “just say no.”

3) The risk, of course, is that once in place as voluntary, down the road it gets
converted to mandatory.





Paul



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From: NCSG-Discuss [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sonia H.
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 10:09 PM
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Subject: Re: ‘Your Facebook and Twitter Accounts, Please’: A Dangerous Proposal from
U.S. Customs and Border Protection



Thank you for sharing this Ayden!

On Friday, 12 August 2016, Ayden Férdeline < [log in to unmask] > wrote:

Hi,


This is perhaps outside of the NCSG's activities, but I agree with you that this
is a very problematic proposal. The Center for Democracy & Technology has
published a blog post outlining why this is a terrible idea, along with some
actions you can take if you also disagree with the notion that entering a
country under a visa-waiver programme should entail turning over access to your
social media handles:




https://cdt.org/blog/your-chance-to-say-no-to-proposed-social-media-questioning-on-us-customs/



Best wishes,



Ayden



On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 4:41 AM, Poomjit Sirawongprasert [log in to unmask] wrote:

Hi,

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) wants to begin asking foreign visitors
to the United States for their social media accounts. This proposal threatens
not only the free speech rights of foreign visitors, but also those of their
families and anyone who’s spoken with them via social media.


http://www.freepress.net/blog/2016/08/10/a-dangerous-proposal-from-us-customs-and-border-protection

That's what Thailand has done, too.

Poomjit



Ayden Férdeline

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