US Customs wants to collect social media account names at the border
I was always very confused/amused by the questions at the border:<p>"Are you a terrorist or affiliate with a terrorist organization?" "Are you a secret spy"<p>Why would anyone say yes? What's the purpose of this. Do they just need it to avoid arguments like "we dont even ask?"<p>A friend of mine explained it to me:<p>- let's say that they have the suspicion or evidence that you are affiliated w/ a terrorist organization. by US law they would need to prove this in front of a court before they could act on it. OR they could simply show that you lied at entry and use that to expel you from the country. Simple. Done.<p>I am unsure what the deeper goal behind the social media accounts is but i assume it also connects to a similar strong arm argument like that.