Friday, December 22, 2006

TSA :: Secure Flight

Admitted They Broke The Law...

Orwell would be proud of Big Brother Bush.   The WaPo article is just the tip of the iceberg.   Memeorandum linked thru to Discourse.net who puts us in touch with The Practical Nomad (Ed Hasbrouck) who has extensive research and links to this very important issue...   Must reading...   - fc



washingtonpost.com
Report Says TSA Violated Privacy Law


The finding marks the first time that the Homeland Security Department has acknowledged that the problem-plagued Secure Flight program has violated the law. It comes at a time when a separate program to screen international passengers is under attack for officials' failure to disclose until recently that they were creating passenger profiles that would be stored for 40 years.


Discourse.net
TSA Violated Privacy Law


Ed Hasbrouck has been talking about this issue for a long time.



And, the Post makes no mention of what appear to be the follow-on illegalities.

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