Post by @briankrebs__dup_6@infosec.exchange

2026-01-26 17:10 UTC

We knew this was coming, but now the clock is running. From Privacy International: "Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP)." "If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members. They’re also proposing the collection of DNA." PI linked to and summarized a Federal Register entry describing the proposed requirements: -All visitors must submit ‘their social media from the last 5 years’ -ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) applications will include ‘high value data fields’, ‘when feasible’ ‘telephone numbers used in the last five years’ -‘email addresses used in the last ten years’ -‘family number telephone numbers (sic) used in the last five years’ -biometrics – face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris -business telephone numbers used in the last five years -business email addresses used in the last ten years. https://www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5713/trump-administration-wants-your-dna-and-social-media The Federal Register entry says comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than February 9, 2026) to be assured of consideration. Federal Register entry: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-10/pdf/2025-22461.pdf

Replies (17)

@ojensen@hachyderm.io 2026-01-26 17:14

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange as someone who has been using unique email addresses for every service, I look forward to submitting several hundred addresses.

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@SaanichGuy@mstdn.ca 2026-01-26 17:14

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange no travel to the US dictatorship Boycott US

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@arrakeen_urbanite@universeodon.com 2026-01-26 17:15

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange If this happens, the EU should impose similar restrictions on U.S. citizen travelers.

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@chiryo@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 17:16

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Probably, some secret plans. Included AI, control. I get, that, they wish.. not yet. Crack the, egg.

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@ShiitakeToast@beige.party 2026-01-26 17:16

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange I wish people understood how important the Federal Register is to how law is made. The government has to consider comments and if they fail to consider them seriously you can sue to block a regulation. The more people who comment with serious objections to a rule, the harder it is for the government to implement that rule. It’s an under appreciated avenue for direct democracy and direct action. If there’s an issue you care about, you can follow that on the FR

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@RunRichRun@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 17:17

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Seems like a good time — unfortunately — for those outside the US to #boycott major sporting events like the #WorldCup, #LAOlympics, etc. There is no way to guarantee the safety of travelers from abroad — just as there is no way to guarantee the safety of US citizens — until these fascists, goons, grifters and thugs are out of office. Sad.

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@independentpen@mas.to 2026-01-26 17:17

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange do not come here

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@Giliell@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 17:17

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange If the EU were any use, it would protect my fucking Email from being handed over to the USA by any idiot family member who thinks it's an ok idea to travel to the USA. I'm sure they'll be fine with it.

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@Nazani@universeodon.com 2026-01-26 17:18

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange So who own stock in Zoom? Anyway, this is more info than I had to provide to get a TS clearance.

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@tanquist@masto.ai 2026-01-26 17:19

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange I wonder if bigwigs in the US hospitality industry will be submitting any comments.

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@farbel@mas.to 2026-01-26 17:20

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange

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@ryanoneill1970@hachyderm.io 2026-01-26 17:20

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Holy fuck, that's so disturbing. Whoever is pulling the strings has a plan, and that plan closely resembles the one that a European country once had for the collection of data on certain undesirables.

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@daccle@chaos.social 2026-01-26 17:21

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange why on earth would anybody want to travel to the us these days? - The US citizens need to resist right now. History is watching, not resisting now is being part of the problem.

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@farbel@mas.to 2026-01-26 17:25

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Email provided for comment doesn't work.

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@briankrebs@infosec.exchange 2026-01-26 17:28

I feel for anyone in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, which make up ~ 10M jobs and ~ 3 percent of the nation's GDP. From the U.S. International Trade Administration (trade.gov) "Inbound international travel to the United States plays a vital role in the Nation’s economy and promotes cultural exchange and understanding. Travel and tourism is the largest single services export for the United States, accounting for 22 percent of the country’s services exports and 7 percent of all exports in 2023. The travel and tourism industry contributed $2.3 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2022 (2.97 percent of the country’s GDP), supporting 9.5 million jobs."

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@masek@infosec.exchange 2026-01-26 17:27

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange I would be unable to comply, even if I wanted to (and hell, I don't want to). I regularly use unique Email addresses and not all of them are documented. I guess that 5 years means 500+ email addresses. HaveIBennPwned quite often informs me, how wise that move is 🙂. Do they allow wildcards in email addresses? There are several more "no go" points in that text. And if a relative would hand out any information about me, I would consider that a breach of trust. So I won't do that either. I think any person wanting to visit the U.S. at the current state must be completely nuts.

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@zakalwe@plasmatrap.com 2026-01-26 17:28

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange This will cripple business travel to the US and DESTROY the tourism industry.

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