Tourists traveling to the United States from visa-waiver countries will be required to disclose five years of social media activity under a new Trump administration proposal that significantly expands digital vetting of foreign visitors.
The draft rule, issued by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), would make social media disclosure a mandatory part of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) for citizens of 42 countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Japan and Australia. Applicants would be asked to list every social media account used in the last five years, alongside past phone numbers, email addresses and extensive biometric data.
CBP’s notice, to be published in
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