cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55281885

EU ministers have agreed to launch negotiations on an agreement that would grant US border agencies direct access to personal data stored in EU member state databases, and give EU agencies similar access to US data. The US is demanding access to the databases of all states that are part of its Visa Waiver Programme, for “immigration screening and vetting activities.” This is part of a broader plan to massively increase the amount of sensitive data gathered on travellers.

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    Make the visa waiver program opt-in then. People who have no interest in visiting fascist shithole countries shouldn’t be forced to have their data shared.

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    This is part of a broader plan to massively increase the amount of sensitive data gathered on travellers.

    What for? Huh? What for?

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    da fuk? Why would you give leverage up like that? Say no, and demand require reciprocation as normal countries do when they are pissed.

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        Unfortunately, reciprocal demands to the US to rebuke them, is pretty meaningless when they don’t care about their citizens data privacy at all.

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    So, for EU citizens this means, if they visit US, that EU will also have their DNA, if I’m not wrong?