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Is the U.S becoming inaccessible ? Facial scans and social media tracking are to become the norm when entering the states.

Travelling to the US could soon become an app-based dystopia where facial scans and social media ...

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17.35 30 Jan 2026


Is the U.S becoming inaccessible ? Facial scans and social media tracking are to become the norm when entering the states.


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Travelling to the US could soon become an app-based dystopia where facial scans and social media tracking are the norm, so writes Adrian Weckler for the Irish Independent

This update has tightened the traditional Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), which the vast majority of Irish people rely on for travel to the States.

This begs the question, as security tightens, is this the start of further restrictions on travel to the US?

Joining me now to explain this further is Technology editor of the Irish Independent, Adrian Weckler and Professor And Political Analyst Clinton Institute UCD, Scott Lucas.


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