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A comment on U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Entering Country. Parent comment

Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by burkaman on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:08AM (#15365366)
Googling someone is not an unreasonable search or seizure.
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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by criddell on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:13AM (#15365407)
If that's all they were doing, there would be no need for a law.
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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by burkaman on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:26AM (#15365532)
What law are you referring to?
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Re:U.S. To Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Enter... by criddell on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:49AM (#15365761)
I don't know why you are being downvoted because I think you're right. They filed a proposal to modify some database.

I'm not sure why they don't just apply it across the board to all travelers because it seems like adding conditions just increases complexity with no benefit.

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