I mean, it could also stop impersonation…
I mean, its not like not having an account is gonna stop them from collecting data. I mean, if I just have one and post cat photos, and some non-controvertial stuff like “omg look at this cool phone that Apple/Samsung just released”, there’s really nothing they could use against me. I can still have secret Lemmy accounts.
These days, if you don’t have a social media account, you get marked as “suspicious” for some reason. I mean… ahem USA ahem.
I don’t wanna end up tortured in some CIA blacksite because I legitimately don’t have a (mainstream) social media account lol.
Am I crazy to want to have a mainstream social media account?
You… suspect. So no evidence then, got it. This is how false information spreads.
I know they do phone checks at airports, but that’s for international travel and not sure it’s relevant to OPs concerns.
For all practical and legal purposes anywhere within a 100miles of the border AND coastline is considered the border. You can literally be stopped in the middle of Boston by CBP for customs enforcement.
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone
Just wait a month or two…