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New US visa rules will force foreign students to unlock social media profiles

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523 points sva_ | 5 comments | 18 Jun 25 23:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.634s | source
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angst ◴[18 Jun 25 23:50 UTC] No.44314242[source]▶
also, "lack of a social media profile could prompt US visa denial"

source https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/study/now-lack-of-a...

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1. checker659 ◴[19 Jun 25 00:14 UTC] No.44314357[source]▶
What’s stopping someone from using LLMs to create a alt account? Imagine a bot that takes stuff from you actual a/c and posts the mirror opposite posts on the alt one.
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2. koakuma-chan ◴[19 Jun 25 00:27 UTC] No.44314405[source]▶
Don't post pictures of yourself on the internet (and don't let your relatives do that), and you can say it wasn't you.
3. JumpCrisscross ◴[19 Jun 25 00:46 UTC] No.44314482[source]▶
> What’s stopping someone from using LLMs to create an alt account?

For the applicant? Visa fraud rules. For people fucking with third parties? Absolutely nothing.

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4. sneak ◴[19 Jun 25 03:08 UTC] No.44315100[source]▶
Most large social networks now require biometric authentication of identity to prevent alts.

Even Uber requires facial biometrics for an account now if you try to sign up using a prepaid card and VPN.

5. checker659 ◴[20 Jun 25 09:07 UTC] No.44325871[source]▶
How would one prove fraud? I'm trying to understand the logic behind all of this.