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


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