Initially people created accounts on various social media accounts
for fun or for connecting to friends and people of common interests.
These unique characteristics has led to these platforms to ask for extra
information about the person so as to display what is relevant to him
or her. A best case scenario is Facebook that uses the data you provided
to show posts that are relevant to you using its complex algorithms.
Since your social media usage can be used to determine your tastes,
preferences and pet peeves, it can paint a picture to a third party of
who you are as a person. It is in this light that the US Department of
Homeland Security is reported to be working on a plan to monitor your
social media history as part of the visa application process.
The Wall Street Journal reports
that the investigators that will be engaged in this process will be
looking for this kind of data following the recent unfortunate mass
shooting incident in San Bernardino. The reason why Homeland Security
decided to do this is because of the use of social networking sites in
aiding terrorism.
This is not the only instance where your social media history can be used against you. A while ago, Facebook was spotted securing a patent
where your credit score could be determined from the networks you have
on social media. Another instance is how your social media history has
been envisioned to be used to create a virtual form of yourself, which is not entirely crazy since we generate insane amounts of data each day.
So if you plan to visit the US soon, do not be shocked to find that
they will have scoured your social media history as part of the visa
application process
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Your social media history might be used in approving of your visa to the US
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