美國政府利用社交媒體確認恐怖威脅

The United States government is increasingly using social media to investigate people who may represent a security threat to the country.

美國政府越來越重視利用社交媒體調查可能對國家安全造成威脅的人。

The latest example comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection office. It wants to ask foreign visitors to provide information about their accounts on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

比如說美國國土安全部下屬的海關和邊境保護局。該機構擬要求外國遊客提交Facebook和Twitter等社交媒體賬號的個人信息。

An optional – or non-required – question would be added to the form that people must complete before entering the United States. The form asks information like the person's name, phone number, and countries they have visited since 2011.

入境美國前需填寫的表格中將納入一項新的可選填問題。該表格要求入境者填寫姓名、電話號碼及2011年以來到過哪些國家等信息。

The proposed social media question would only concern travelers who do not need a visa to enter the United States. Travelers from 38 countries are permitted to enter the U.S. without a visa.

要求出示社交媒體賬號的提案僅針對那些通過免簽證計劃進入美國的遊客。約38個國家的遊客無需簽證即可進入美國。

The Customs and Border Protection office said in its proposal that adding the question would affect about 24 million people. There is a 60-day comment period for the public to share their opinion about the proposal.

美國海關和邊境保護局在其提案中稱，這一新增選項將影響約2400萬人。公衆可以在60天的評議期內對該提案提出建議。

U.S. lawmakers have also proposed bills concerning the use of social media for researching possible terrorism links.

美國國會議員也提出了關於利用社交媒體追查潛在恐怖主義的議案。

Senator John McCain sponsored a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to look at internet activity and social media profiles of anyone seeking entry to the United States.

參議員約翰·麥凱恩提出的議案要求美國國土安全部檢查所有意圖進入美國的境外人士的互聯網活動及其社交媒體賬戶。

Senators Martin Heinrich and Jeff Flake sponsored a bill that would permit the Department of Homeland Security to "search open source information, including internet and social media postings" of people applying for a visa to enter the U.S.

參議員馬丁·海因裏希和傑夫·弗雷克提出了一項議案，議案允許美國國土安全部對申請簽證入境人士的公開類信息進行調查，包括互聯網和社交媒體的貼文。

Senator Chuck Schumer has proposed a different plan to help officials search for possible terror links. He wants to reward people who send officials terrorism-related information from social media posts. Anyone whose information leads to the arrest of someone planning an attack in the U.S. would be paid money.

參議員查克·舒默提出了一項不同的議案來幫助官員查找潛在的恐怖襲擊線索。他希望政府獎勵那些舉報社交媒體貼子中含恐怖主義信息的民衆。民衆只要提供有利於抓捕恐怖分子的線索都會獲得獎勵。

Schumer's proposal would make use of the Justice Department's Rewards for Justice program. Schumer said that investigators need the public's help.

舒默的提案將利用到美國司法部的正義獎勵計劃。舒默表示，調查人員需要羣衆的幫助。

Schumer said he wants to award people who come forward with information anywhere from $25,000 to $25 million. In the House of Representatives, Congressman Stephen Fincher proposed a bill that centered on stopping prisoners from becoming radicalized.

舒默說，他希望給舉報者提供2.5萬到2500萬美元的獎勵。而衆議院的議員斯蒂芬·芬奇提出的議案重點是阻止囚犯變得激進。

His bill would require volunteers in federal prisons to provide their social media accounts during their background investigations. Fincher called U.S. prisons a "breeding ground" for Islamic radicalization.

該議案要求申請聯邦監獄的志願者在接受背景調查時要提供其社交媒體賬戶。芬奇解釋稱，美國監獄向來是伊斯蘭極端主義的“溫牀”。