The US is planning to require travelers to disclose up to five years of their social-media history before entering the country. I find this deeply troubling.

It feels strange when a country that sees itself as a guardian of freedom asks travelers to reveal their digital lives in this way.

Freedom means being able to express criticism without being registered, categorized, or filtered out.

Hannah Arendt once wrote that freedom begins “where people can act and speak without fear of consequences.”

If state authorities must first inspect our digital past before we are allowed to enter, that has little to do with freedom — and a lot to do with control.

I believe this:

If you speak of “freedom,” you shouldn’t restrict people for using their voice.

#Freedom #freedomtech