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  • I don’t think an article writing for an audience that needs API defined is the place to get the finer details. Also, does it really matter? Keeping secrets out of the repo is pretty basic stuff, so there’s a lack of fundamental information security awareness.

    I’d bet all the monies that there’s a bunch of unencrypted spreadsheets with enough data to steal millions of identities on some idiot’s Google Drive or whatever, and a bunch of it’s been shared with commercial LLMs without any of our consent. Our personal data’s being handled less securely than the average corporate SharePoint site’s plans for the next pizza party.




















  • Fair enough, though that’s an ask from the State Dept., not a demand from the embassy, as indicated in the OP. It’s an important distinction because the embassy holds the authority at that point in the process. They can ignore the guidance altogether or demand everyone open their profiles. They’re probably more likely to do the latter now, but they could’ve done this two years ago too.

    Demanding the usernames for the past 5 years and being suspect of anyone not on social media isn’t a new, that was my main point. I don’t think many people appreciated how shitfucked our visa processes are, even before the current “administration” helping.