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A comment on Twitter, Reddit support challenge of visa applicant social media requirement. Parent comment

Re:Twitter, Reddit support challenge of visa applicant socia... by dTal on Monday June 01, 2020 @08:36AM (#23377776)
Why, because browser history isn't sensitive? Let's have yours then.

A police force with no accountability, the ability to pry into the details of your private life without a warrant, and the ability to incarcerate or even murder you without cause is basically what we used to call "secret police". I don't think it's alarmist to avoid countries with institutions like that.

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Re:Twitter, Reddit support challenge of visa applicant socia... by moduspol on Monday June 01, 2020 @08:40AM (#23377808)
I mentioned this in another thread, but it's because I see it as just another example of legislators who didn't grow up with computers. It's bad, but we'll repeal it. And obviously you don't have to send your browser history to a company who can have it requested.

Not quite North Korea yet.

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Re:Twitter, Reddit support challenge of visa applicant socia... by antepodius on Monday June 01, 2020 @08:51AM (#23377884)
When has anything privacy-intruding ever been repealed?
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