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Re:US 'extreme vetting' kicks in forcing visitors to hand ov... by CydeWeys on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:59AM (#20075848)
This article is short on details. What does "social media details" mean? Is that username and password, or just username? The former is much worse than the latter.

I'm very wary of what I share publicly, so if you only see my public posts then I'm not too worried. But I sure as hell wouldn't be compromising my security and privacy and giving out my passwords. I would sooner choose a new random password, write it down, and then travel, and simply not use (or even be able to log in to, or disclose the passwords of) my social media accounts while traveling. What would they do then?

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Re:US 'extreme vetting' kicks in forcing visitors to hand ov... by rdl on Sunday June 02, 2019 @11:04AM (#20075898)
It's public handles only. They specifically say they do not want your passwords. They also will not circumvent any security, so if you have a twitter account locked, or fb posts to friends-only, they are not included. This is explicitly about public postings and public information.
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Re:US 'extreme vetting' kicks in forcing visitors to hand ov... by kakaorka on Sunday June 02, 2019 @11:04AM (#20075896)
It’s only public handles (usernames)
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