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I just deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – and I'm a citizen (www.theregister.com)

submitted 3 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@programming.dev

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We don't want to believe what we deeply understand: nothing is really deleted, and someone, somewhere can (and probably will) use that record against us.

It's possible that someone and somewhere will be a Customs and Border Protection agent at a US airport, as by now we've all heard a story of how has prevented a few unlucky souls from entering the USA – after spending hours or days in a holding cell – because of some post or other activity that someone decided made them unfit to cross the border.

Now that's it's happening, what can we do?

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good way to get detained for being suspicious. Pretty sure I've seen some headlines of people being questioned for having no social media presence.

Unfortunately it probably just depends on whichever chucklefuck you happen to end up dealing with. Not like there's any strong rules they're held accountable to.

[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Probably also depends on what country you're coming in from. I have virtually no social media presence myself but when I came back to the US I didn't even have to speak to CBP, they had an automated facial scanning system and just required you to be holding your passport. This is as a citizen, I'm sure the process for foreigners is less lax.

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The idea that we could onymously broadcast our opinions to the whole world, to be archived forever, and not have them used against us was naive in the first place.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Anonymously + Onerously?

[–] IceFoxX@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

waybackmachine etc.