US approves social media background checks for Visa applicants

I've seen a friend's profile duplicated pretty completely and convincingly on Facebook, including pictures. The only real clue for the fake was that the person was already in my friends list and he could verify that it wasn't real.

Facebook theft is just one example, we have real identity theft that screws people in other ways. We don't need secret vetting processes where lazy employees click through profiles to auto-deny people. We need something much more disciplined.