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Title: Air Travelers Asked to Disclose Personal Information
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All Headline News
URL Source: http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2230468196
Published: May 4, 2005
Author: Christina Ficara
Post Date: 2005-05-04 22:56:12 by Brian S
Keywords: Information, Travelers, Disclose
Views: 111
Comments: 20
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AHN) - Passengers will soon undergo questioning before boarding a plane, being asked to provide their full name and birthdate. The Transportation Security Administration is currently implementing plans to require airlines to solicit personal information. Passengers will not be required to disclose, however, if they don’t there’s a better chance they’ll have to undergo more stringent screening at the airport. Justin Oberman, the TSA official in charge of the program, made the announcement Wednesday. According to Oberman, having passengers’ full names and birth dates will make it less likely that they’ll be confused with people who are known or suspected terrorists. Such confusion has brought the TSA much criticism. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., is among those whose name matched someone on a watch list. The request for extra information is part of the TSA’s effort to build a new computerized passenger screening program, called Secure Flight. Secure Flight would allow the TSA to take over the responsibility of checking passengers’ names against the watch lists. The TSA plans to begin Secure Flight with two airlines in August. The program is supposed to work by transferring airline passengers’ name records — which can include address, phone number and credit card information — to a government database. The government computer would flag names on the watch list and identify passengers who would be asked to go through additional screening.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
More absurdity. They require a photo ID - drivers license, passport, etc. - which without exception contains a name & birthdate. Which will they believe ... the info on the ID card or what you verbally tell them ?
The tentacles of the fascist octopus are tighening.
More likely an insecure source of personal identity information for hackers to break into.
wtf? that information is already on driver licenses and passports, isn't it?
Are you questioning the Redundancy Department of Redundancy, christine, christine?
Big Brother is Here !!!...........and he's retarded.
I am thinking that it is the American people who are retarded.
They pretty much stripped searched me last week when I flew to Atlanta.
i am, i am, adam, adam.
You seem to be a rebel. What are your bad qualities?
that depends on who's askin'. ;)
It's so very simple to avoid tyranny. Don't Fly. How fucking hard is it not to fly? Simply DRIVE. You'll save a few bucks and get to see some very nice scenery.
However, a drive to Disneyworld from Illinois, with the in-laws and toddler, is much, much longer than a flight.
Hence the sudden drive for national toll roads, soon to be check points as needed.
When the agents ask for your name & birthdate be sure to pause, take out your ID & read it off the card to them.
Yes, like all the new Mexican restaurants and grocery stores.
It's a long drive from Oregon to Fiji and the roads aren't paved.
You don't want to go to D'World anyway. Drive to Lake Huron or Lake Michigan.
Good point. The security checks at the toll booths are sure to be a big hit.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
The request for extra information is part of the TSA57;s effort to build a new computerized passenger screening program, called Secure Flight.
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
#5. To: christine (#4)
#6. To: Don (#2)
The tentacles of the fascist octopus are tighening.
#7. To: AdamSelene (#6)
#8. To: Don (#2)
The tentacles of the fascist octopus are tighening.
#9. To: Brian S (#0)
#10. To: AdamSelene (#5)
#11. To: christine (#10)
#12. To: Don (#11)
What are your bad qualities?
#13. To: Brian S (#0)
#14. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#13)
Simply DRIVE. You'll save a few bucks and get to see some very nice scenery.
#15. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#13)
Simply DRIVE
#16. To: christine, Adam Selene, Don, Tauzero (#4)
Big Brother is retarded.
#17. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#13)
and get to see some very nice scenery.
#18. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#13)
It's so very simple to avoid tyranny. Don't Fly. How fucking hard is it not to fly? Simply DRIVE.
#19. To: Tauzero (#14)
a drive to Disneyworld from Illinois,
#20. To: Jethro Tull (#15)
Hence the sudden drive for national toll roads, soon to be check points as needed.
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