Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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This is why I emigrated out of the US after the Patriot Act was enacted and I haven't come back since. I saw the writing on the wall back then and it sure wasn't lying...
Visiting the US today is like visiting Germany in 1936: yeah you can. But do you really want to?
While I agree with you, EU is currently expected to enforce client side scanning on all devices in the EU, basically outlawing e2ee. Where the fuck are we supposed to live that isn't a fascist hellhole?
No way Germans will allow this
they let their allies blowup the gas pipeline that took them down to recession. Germans are cucks.
I'm curious what the ofgicial definition of "social media" is. Is lemmy social media? What about github or stackoverflow?
Reddit is in the list, so I'd say yes
There seems to be 20, some nonextant.
https://redbus2us.com/us-visa-forms-ds-160-260-has-social-media-questions-now-samples/
The judge basically said, if I am reading it right, that there is an argument but it needs work.
This is a BS requirement. I get asking for social media but such an ask is unenforceable. It’s like asking your favorite color.
I personally think you have to be careful. If they don't like your application and find that you are not disclosing the information, it might become a justification to reject the application. Remember that there are 3rd parties that massively correlate internet data that are sold to governments and corporations. Unless you accounts definitely cannot be linked to your real identity, there is a chance that they will find out what social accounts you have anyway.
What color do you like? …
WRONG! Friend Computer says you like blue, yet here you are, saying you like red; oh, Mr John Smith is a common name in your region of Canada?
Likely story!!!
Or, maybe, you… are a lying communist.
Canadian is a communist who lied about their favorite color
And when they're asking you, they may already know. It's a test.
It is conceivable to prove you have a social media account you denied having (seize your phone, your computer). It is not the same as having a favorite color.
The consequences of lying on a visa application can be severe, such as a ban on entering the US.
If there is a reason to seize your phone and computer, then your VISA has other problems.
And if not, Is an omission lying? It is exactly the same as listing your favorite color, and leaving it blank.
Yes it's lying. What if you left blank a request to list your criminal convictions?
straw man. Nobody can fact check your favorite color which can change from month to month.
Your criminal history is factual and evidence based.
I never brought up colors, which are nothing like the specific and provable social media handles. Best not to lie on a visa application, especially not about something that can be proven with subpoenas.
Do you have any social media? Nope.
To others that might have also read this completely wrong: Visa as in immigration not the credit card.
This is why you should use all social media like linked in. Only post things that would look good in an interview. It's a public, professional profile for self promotion.
And the only response you should give to DMs is to either ignore them or say "please message me on signal/wire/etc"
Anonymity should exist online. Not for all platforms, but I shouldn't be required to reveal all the dumb things I've said on Reddit under a fake username, nor should the government be allowed to go check every YouTube video I've watched, unless I'm under criminal investigation and they have a warrant. This law is just another incremental infringement on our constitutionally protected privacy. They figure at least half the country will support it since it only impacts immigrants. Then when they expand it to impact them, they'll be used to the idea and explain it away, or be unable to fight against it. "First they came for the socialists"... and all that.
Just use a fake username, as you said. Have a distinct user with your real name that you use for self promotions. That's the one you gives at interviews for employers and visas.
This is what I do on both Lemmy and reddit. It's only an issue on reddit, where you're expected to only self-promote some percent. Of course it looks like your real-name-account does self-promotion 100% of the time because...that's what it's for. It should be expected that we do most of our main commenting and posting on an anonymous account