New Delhi, March 23 -- They are coming for our Facebook. And Instagram. And any other social media platform we might be on.

In India, the new Income-Tax Bill 2025 proposes to empower the authorities to access social media accounts and personal emails if they suspect any income-tax evasion. Once they could break down doors and break into lockboxes. Now the law is handing them the key to a citizen's "virtual digital space".

Meanwhile in the US, the Trump administration says it needs to check the social media accounts of people applying for a green card or asylum or US citizenship. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says social media surveillance is required to rigorously vet and screen those applying for immigration benef...