US government collecting social media information from foreign travelers

Visitors filing visa waiver application are prompted to enter account names for social platforms, but activists say there are few guidelines for use of information

"While the government certainly has a right to collect some information … it would be nice if they would focus on the privacy concerns some advocacy groups have long expressed."

Full Story: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/26/us-customs-social-media-foreign-travelers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard