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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by timthelion on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:02AM (#15364827)
I just finished reading the book The Circle[1] by (Dave Eggers) with my wife, which is about just that, making it illegal not to use social media. Though some of the characters were less intelligent than I am, and thus seemed unbelievable to me (a problem I have with real people too), I recommend the book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(Eggers_novel)

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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by arvinsim on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:23AM (#15364991)
Don't watch the movie. I read halfway through the book when the movie came out. I excitedly watched it in film form. But I only ended up disappointed. It turned me off not just from the film but from the book itself.
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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by hmhrex on Friday September 29, 2017 @09:50AM (#15365206)
Didn't realize there was a book. I'll remember to steer clear. The book was fantastic. I remember after reading that it felt a little far-fetched, but enjoyable. That was over a year ago, and I'm finding it to be more and more accurate.
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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by timthelion on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:09AM (#15365372)
You mean that you didn't realize there was a film don't you...
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