patrick henningsen 21st century wireif late proposal us become policy could major watershed point globalize police state allow governments profile also target even exclude individuals base online speech activity week learn us border control run shadow test program behind scenes travelers us ask declare online presence include social media account associate blogs.the us federal register state collect social media data enhance exist investigative process provide department homeland security dhs great clarity visibility possible nefarious activity connections provide additional tool set analysts investigators may use good analyze investigate case hive mind state term nefarious prove flexible one could encompass persons political intellectual persuasion travel internationally end arbiters political think social discourse accord recent report guardian deciders likely hourly wage earners work tsa contractors work banner department homeland security dhs initially workers would task analyze online presence us customs border protection propose change would add line online paper form visa application form visitors us must fill visa plan stay 90 days.the follow question would add electronic system travel authorization esta i-94w form please enter information associate online presence provider/platform social media identifier thus far dhs claim run limit pilot program one agency keep confidential public eye officials claim secrecy surround controversial program want reveal methods identify potential terror threat millions visitors disembark us week photo flickr user tom may via fast company practical term 10 million visa applications 77 million visitors annually really see giant big data capture exercise quickly generate additional column personal database sit alongside standard personal facial recognition biometric id information well travel history anchor rfid chip already embed international passports.how dhs expect border control staff properly vet verify information question traveler pass border security hard ascertain potential misinformation ever present.eventually process amount data probably farm high speed intelligent a.i computer systems similar high-end algorithm-based analytical surveillance program like prism already use us uk government agencies trawl mass public online activity stand reason a.i eventually perform job flagging-up undesirables.if go us media rhetoric think facebook twitter number one cause global terrorism surprise battle cry late dhs program last december apparent isis-inspired terrorist event san bernardino subsequent controversy fbi ability access one suspect encrypt iphone 5c.what likely drive grand security directive necessarily effective plan keep people safe rather highly lucrative commercial interests.cia invest firm specialize sift social media postshttps //t.co/ndvbvkt0bz pic.twitter.com/jiwzgqhydx rt america rt_america april 15 2016no private spacesperhaps trouble aspect story assess relationship individual government expectation privacy so-called democratic free society.in instance government adopt blanket policy judge person guilty prove innocent cede expectation government individual consent arrangement forgo right privacy due process history show us time time give away difficult get back.in bbc interview week joseph lorenzo hall chief technologist centre democracy technology point one fundamental flaw government new regime explain hard see travellers fill item even though optional may fear get entry country democracy general require space free government scrutiny increasingly social life happen online would poor society people chill participate social activity online really hope rethink many americans might look story think affect foreigners may seem true surface reality dhs system design americans consider phase one besides surprise whatever right deny neighbor eventually deny too.this technocracy look like brutal unforgiving ultimately unresponsive common sense reason bad pretend drive perceive public interest safety security reality security ever achieve measure secure profit select number corporate firm fortunate enough win corporate contract ever-expanding security theatre homeland security author patrick henningsen also founder editor 21st century wire independent foreign political affairs analyst rt news international also host sunday wire talk radio program air live every sunday alternate current radio network support work become member 21wire.tvread war terror news 21st century wire war terror file think police us border control want study facebook twitter account