Its insane indeed that they want to collect your data and meta-data from social media handles as a "background check". If you are not active on any of the

Its insane indeed that they want to collect your data and meta-data from social media handles as a "background check". If you are not active on any of the social media platforms, that would raise a red flag: Why is this person not like everyone else? (reminds me of Black Mirror rating episode) If you only use forums or social media under anonymous accounts, you could say you do not use any of those platforms because in theory that makes it harder for them to link those accounts to you. However, if they indeed link an existing account to you, then you are "caught" lying in your application which raises a red flag. Its a vicious cycle. I liked it better when the agencies would let you "I do not want to answer this question" choices.