Flipboard Tech Desk<p>U.S. immigration is asking the public for feedback on a new proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for green cards and citizenship. </p><p>Free speech advocates are concerned over how expanded social media surveillance could impact asylum seekers, green card and citizenship applicants already living in the U.S. legally. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> explains what the proposal means and how it might change online surveillance. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/lezXKM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/lezXKM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlinePrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlinePrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USImmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USImmigration</span></a></p>