You should help them understand that they basically have no privacy rights or will have to waive them as part of the application. The bar for “real” refugee is really high currently and they need be squeaky clean unless they can afford a high price lawyer. That means they need to create a Facebook profile and only use it for official purposes. Help them understand that that is their brand and the government will look at everything as part of the application. Cross linked databases are a real thing that they should be aware of. Everything they buy everyone they call, every email IM text etc can all be seen by INS as part of the application. Really break it down how much data is logged. From digital to physical location all that stuff is being recorded at any moment, and some or most is being shared.