Place are joining us this evening youre watching international. The u. S. Department of Homeland Security has authorized migration officials to use fake social media accounts this is to monitor people seeking to enter the country but it does fly somewhat in the face of efforts to purge Online Networks of false profiles. Explains. Fake social media accounts the latest weapon in Homeland Securitys arsenal the departments updated guidelines have officially made cyber disguises fair game for its agents the fraud detection and National Security directorate is updating this privacy Impact Assessment to provide notice that officers may use fictitious accounts or identities on social media platforms to protect National Security Public Safety or to combat immigration fraud Homeland Security claims these fake accounts could be used to clean up the process of Legal Immigration detecting fraud finding weak spots and immigrations vetting system and conducting background checks are all listed as are
Can go. Youre watching our 2 international bring you live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. The u. S. Department of Homeland Security has authorized migration officials to use fake social media accounts to monitor people seeking to enter the country but that does fly in the face of efforts to purge Online Networks of false profiles quarter explains. Fake social media accounts the latest weapon in Homeland Securitys arsenal the departments updated guidelines have officially made cyber disguises fair game for its agents the fraud detection and National Security directorate is updating this privacy Impact Assessment to provide notice that officers may use fictitious accounts or identities on social media platforms to protect National Security Public Safety or to combat immigration fraud Homeland Security claims these fake accounts could be used to clean up the process of Legal Immigration detecting fraud finding weak spots and immigrations vetting system a