US Customs wants to collect social media account names at the border
I was always very confused/amused by the questions at the border:"Are you a terrorist or affiliate with a terrorist organization?" "Are you a secret spy"Why would anyone say yes? What's the purpose of this. Do they just need it to avoid arguments like "we dont even ask?"A friend of mine explained it to me:- 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.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.