Applying for a US visa? Prepare to hand over your social media account details

As announced a little over a year ago, US visa applicants should now expect to be asked for details of their social media accounts. Only certain types of diplomatic and official visa applications are exempt. As of Friday, the US State Department started to use social media usernames, email addresses and phone numbers as part of its screening process. The use of "social media identifiers" for vetting purposes will apply to almost everyone applying for a US visa, raising all manner of privacy concerns. See also: Banned from social media? Feeling persecuted and censored? Report it to Donald Trump! Twitter… [Continue Reading]