Tuesday, December 05, 2006

"ACLU Urges U.S. to Stop Collection of Traveler Data"

The Washington Post article, "ACLU Urges U.S. to Stop Collection of Traveler Data," discusses the ACLU's reaction to DHS's Automated Targeting System, which started out as a cargo screening system but is now used to screen incoming passengers. The ACLU says that the "program's existance without notice violates the 1974 Privacy act."
12/07/2006 Update: See also the Wired article "DHS Passenger Scoring Illegal?"