We're very concerned about that. We have commented publicly in the context of new so-called extreme vetting procedures that have been applied to certain visa applicants. The U.S. government has now begun seeking social media information on these applicants from particular countries. I think the same concerns hold true when you're talking about information that's gleaned from a cellphone, which, as I mentioned, could include social media. Without policies explaining the guidelines for use of that information, without rules constraining the discretion of an individual officer, and without really specifying what use is to be made of these, an avenue is essentially opened up for individual visa officers or border agents to profile individuals, to take information out of context, and to deny people entry or rights without giving those individuals any opportunity to even respond. We think that the search of electronic devices greatly raises that risk of having information gathered without context and with no explanation of how it can be used to determine admissibility.
On June 15th, 2017. See this statement in context.