New State Department policy is official in effect for applicants seeking a US visa. Almost anyone who wants a US visa is now required to submit details regarding their social media account information. This applies to any information pertaining to social media accounts that they have used in the past five years. A background check will be performed on visa applicants using the social media details they provide. The social media account information provided will give the government access to photos, locations, dates of birth, and dates of milestones among…
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Facebook privacy fail brings apology from Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg spoke before a House oversight panel on Wednesday, seeing regulation as “inevitable.” Mark Zuckerberg spoke to a House oversight panel on the subject of Facebook privacy. He stated that he saw regulation of the social media industry as “inevitable.” He also revealed that his own data was among the personal information sold to malicious third parties through Facebook’s previous privacy loopholes. Zuckerberg spoke as a part of his testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “The internet is growing in importance around the world in people’s lives…
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