This is a test run for the government using such morality tests for things well beyond the 'acceptable' target and purpose. Consider how the patriot act was implemented under such a guise and how much both political parties have abused the american people with their shiny new powers. In 5 years we will be social media testing US Citizens for all kinds of shit after they successfully see little / no resistance in this first go.

You should consider that this has nothing to do with the targets themselves...that is where much of the outrage comes from.

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The outrage feels like an inability to act in one's own self interest. We have to have standards.

Perhaps. Im sure all of this was already being done by the various agencies responsible for letting people into the country anyways, so i suppose the announcement is garnering a bit too much outrage.

It does feel easily gamable though...for sophisticated actors. I wonder how useful it will be for accurate assessment.

It clearly already worked as a deterrence by the feedback this post got and they haven't even started it.