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[MsSheka 0]

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

i doubt u have any idea how many they have actually looked up, prob alot more than u think

here's an old post where they talk about FB

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=156939

This is one of many reasons why your FB page should be private! I can't even imagine anyone not having their privacy settings on...scary.

mine is on Finn but you have to wonder if they have special privileges

I would say the USCIS does! As they say Big Brother is watching!

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

yes only 1 on VJ but a friend of mine told me they looked at their page too

MsSheka, how did your friend find this out? Do tell!!

AOS interview

WOW!!!!!!!!! Everybody running to their facebook page, ........Bye thanks MsSheka!!!

anytime she had her interview today BTW

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

i doubt u have any idea how many they have actually looked up, prob alot more than u think

here's an old post where they talk about FB

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=156939

This is one of many reasons why your FB page should be private! I can't even imagine anyone not having their privacy settings on...scary.

mine is on Finn but you have to wonder if they have special privileges

I would say the USCIS does! As they say Big Brother is watching!

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

yes only 1 on VJ but a friend of mine told me they looked at their page too

MsSheka, how did your friend find this out? Do tell!!

AOS interview

WOW!!!!!!!!! Everybody running to their facebook page, ........Bye thanks MsSheka!!!

anytime she had her interview today BTW

Do you know how it went? Its funny, my first kiss boyfriend found me on FB this week!!! That kiss was 30 years ago, think the embassy will hold it against me? LOL

[lyekka 5]

Lol, they can go ahead and check my FB, oh and while they are at it check my myspace!!! Status has been posted as engaged since the day he asked me! I have a ton of folders of pics of us together. Heck my myspace page has a musical video of pictures of us together over the last 3 years. I have nothing to hide, if it shows them we are for real, they can have it!

[MsSheka 0]

@ paris

[MsSheka 0]

@ paris

she's married to a USC and been here for almost three years she gave me tidbits like the joint accounts, lease and insurance docs that they looked at and said the CO complimented her on her FB page and advised her that she can get info on FB about Visas and Passports and other Immigration related issues. she was APPROVED! so she did not mind them looking

Edited October 17, 2009 by MsSheka

[rsn 135]

This is one of many reasons why your FB page should be private! I can't even imagine anyone not having their privacy settings on...scary.

Setting your FB account to "private' does not mean that no one can get access to all of your information. FB's public API is wrought with security holes that make it possible to get access to anyone's "private" account in certain cases.

The best advice is: don't put anything on a public forum that you don't want others to see. FB is a public forum.

Edited October 17, 2009 by rsn

[sachinky 465]

What about invitation-only/hidden blogs? Those that don't turn up on internet search?

[Y's_habibitk 2]

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

Wow, I'd like to know more about that case!!!

it was a member of our k3 family..G&S4ever. well thats the one i know about. they made some comment about it when they interview her hubby in Leb.

watch your FB profiles my friends

[rsn 135]

What about invitation-only/hidden blogs? Those that don't turn up on internet search?

The details of your facebook page won't turn up in a search engine either. I'm not sure I understand the question.

[sachinky 465]

No, I meant that can those be accessed? I understand FB's terms of service can involve third party use and I'm sure a government agency wouldn't have problem getting access. I was just wondering what the deal is with private blogs but not social networking sites?

[mrsemcee 1]

why on earth would anyone be worried if they looked at our facebook pages? i for one wouldn't give two hoots.. considering most of what i write is blah blah blah i love Andy, and there are many millions of photos of us together on there.

also, why wouldn't you put "married" as your relationship status if you were?

it seems silly to worry about this if you are legit!

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

There's only been one case where USCIS has looked up the person's facebook.

Wow, I'd like to know more about that case!!!

it was a member of our k3 family..G&S4ever. well thats the one i know about. they made some comment about it when they interview her hubby in Leb.

watch your FB profiles my friends

Really?!?!?!?! Wow, thanks Lisa!!!! hey has your guys picked their halloween outfits yet? Y is going to love Halloween!! Hugs!!! I will be in Paris, that will be really strange. Save me some candy, LOL

[rsn 135]

No, I meant that can those be accessed? I understand FB's terms of service can involve third party use and I'm sure a government agency wouldn't have problem getting access. I was just wondering what the deal is with private blogs but not social networking sites?

It depends on the site. In theory, nothing is 100% safe, however some sites are more secure than others. I guess your faith in the security of a site should match the expected level of privacy for the type of site in question. I don't know what a "private blog" is, but I'm assuming its a blog that you would at least share with some people (otherwise why even bother to put it on the internet). In that case, it's not truly private, is it? On the other hand, I would think sites such as mozy.com or other services dedicated to backing up your personal data have a relatively high expectation of privacy. Facebook, blogs, etc, in my opinion, have little to no expectation of privacy.

[FinnLove 0]

Hi everyone! I think that the person interviewing whoever it was could have just BSed by saying nice FB page. Most people are on FB nowadays, so that's a good trick comment. If that person had reacted in the way they were testing them to do, then it would have gone downhill! I think it's a good ruse actually! We all know the embassy folks use trick questions to watch reactions.

And to reassure people (even though I'm sure none of us would care if they saw us gushing about our spouses on FB!), if you're private, law enforcement entities must subpoena your FB page (and that's through a grand jury subpoena usually-and would only be allowed if they think you're violating a crime and they're investigating you). USCIS peeps aren't law enforcement-a federal agent would have to do it (i.e. ICE agent). FB is very strict with law enforcement. They even have a handbook for the gun toters. The government can't go through loopholes without a subpoena, and they won't hack into your account. I'm sure they really don't have the time to look at public FB pages that much!

Hope everyone's having a good start to their weekend!

Oh also, FB has some type of privacy setting you must set so you don't show up in a Google search. I did it awhile ago but I'd have to figure out how I even did it! If you search yourself on FB though, comments you've posted on other walls do show up sometimes. Weird.

[hudons 0]

hmm... if the us government has Facebook, i'm pretty sure they would be able to look at your profile regardless of whether privacy is on or not. it's the us government. they probably use some anti-terrorist laws or something.

do you think they look on vj?