An amendment to the U.S. Privacy Act went into effect Oct. 18, giving the Department of Homeland Security permission to collect social media information from all immigrants, including permanent residents and naturalized citizens, who wish to enter the U.S., VOA Learning English reports. The rule allows officials to collect “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information and search results” gathered from “the internet, public records, public institutions, interviewees or commercial data providers.” The amendment also allows for monitoring of information from relatives, as well as doctors, law enforcement, lawyers and others who are in contact with the immigrant in question. DHS has yet to specify processing methods for such information. 
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