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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing expanded biometric screening for foreign travelers entering the country.

The proposal includes mandatory selfie uploads and a mobile-only application for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

Applicants may be required to provide social media accounts, phone numbers, and other personal data from the past several years.

Travelers entering the U.S. could soon face expanded biometric screening and new digital reporting requirements as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks to overhaul how it verifies the identities and movements of millions of visitors.

In a new proposal published in the Federal Register, the Department of Homeland Security is asking the public to weigh in on a series of major

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