A new regulation has surfaced in view of the US government
VISA procedure. All applicants to the USA are required to submit any information about
social media accounts that they have used in the past five years. This has been
provisioned under a State Department policy that claims the move will improve
national security. With this regulation the department will be able to access
photos, locations, dates of birth, dates of milestones and other personal data
commonly shared on social media.
The scrutiny of the social media of people is a direct hit on the privacy law of
the person. Checking personal information in the name of law and regulation can
be a gimmick for the time being but in a civilized and intellectual society it
no more than espionage and surveillance.
