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It turns out that it's not just about requesting social media history.

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[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Hey Europeans, spread the word. Not only do they want all that info, but if you manage to pass the Esta check and make it to the US, the boarder patrol can reject you for any reason they feel like. They don't just send you back home either, you get detained by a government that has shown flagrant disregarding of human rights. Good luck in one of the gulags we have here that people are dying in on a daily basis. Oh, ya, they are also using torture techniques from Gitmo. You might be better off taking a holiday to North Korea. Maybe the destruction of the tourism industry will cause an introspection of the "both sides" people to wake up and fight against this destruction of America. Who am I kidding, I still see idiots supporting Trump, even after their lives are ruined by his insane policies.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I guess I'll just keep avoiding this shithole, thanks for the reminder

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, why would anybody go there? Go be a tourist and spend your money in a country that actually welcomes you

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago
[–] Sludge@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The site linked is toxic i.e., filled up the ass with ads that make it impossible to navigate.

[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, that perfectly describes the US as well.

[–] Sludge@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

This is correct.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 hours ago

It won't happen, but I wish the next administration would commit to destroying all of this data

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Meanwhile, for US citizens, if you submit to facial recognition, you can literally walk in you the country without showing anyone at all a passport.

Which means they already have every single bit of that data on every American.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And/or they don't want as much resistance. "It's fine to save all this info on non-Americans". The road to fascism often creeps slowly.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 54 minutes ago

That's the split.

It's only visible to "them ferners what ain't shouldn't be here!" So the Libertarian nuts and conspiracy crackpots that scream about Obama still don't see the surveillance state happening to them because they're already distracted.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Why, checking the skin color with their phone wasn’t enough for them?

[–] throws_lemy@lemmy.nz 1 points 49 minutes ago

DNA testing is important to ensure you are not carrying any diseases into the US soil.