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U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to add mandatory social media checks to the screening process for visa-free travellers from dozens of countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and most of Europe. (The Logic)
Talking point: The agency is proposing changes to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) process—an online application for a visa waiver program that lets citizens from 42 countries visiting the U.S. for business or pleasure stay up to 90 days without a visa. Canadian citizens, who can typically stay up to six months, do not need to apply for the ESTA. The new rules would have applicants submit their social media from the past five years, as well as “high-value data elements,” such as past phone numbers and email addresses plus details about their parents, spouses, siblings and children. The proposal is open for public comment until Feb. 9.
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