Feds implement mass passenger data trawl
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Introducing the 'Automated Targeting System' Whenever the US government runs afoul of public opinion with some data-mining scheme threatening to invade the privacy of millions, it changes the name and then goes ahead as planned. We had the "Total Information Awareness" (TIA) federal scheme to mine official and commercial databases, which morphed into the MATRIX, an interconnected state scheme to mine official and commercial databases, to which the federal government has access.â¦
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Privacy advocates obtain records showing that people pulled aside for extra screening during international travel may have detailed records, including reason for travel, race and reading material, stored by the government for years.
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The FBI has built a database with more than 659 million records -- including terrorist watch lists, intelligence cables and financial transactions -- culled from more than 50 FBI and other government agency sources. The system is one of the most powerful data analysis tools available to law...
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Domestic air travelers could be surfing the Web by 2006 with government-approved technology that allows people access to high-speed Internet connections while they fly.
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The agency's proposed "server in the sky" database would share biometric data on the world's most-wanted criminals.
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The government ordered US airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists.
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If current plans succeed, travelers' facial and fingerprint data will be stored on embedded chips.
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The U.S. government unveiled plans  on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal  information to identify airline passengers who may pose a  threat to air travel.
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After initial complaints about the government order, U.S. airlines finally comply, turning over a massive amount of information about travelers so the feds can test a screening system. By Ryan Singel.
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The U.S. government wants airlines  to turn over information on more than a million people who  traveled in June to test a new system for identifying  passengers who may pose a security risk, officials said on  Tuesday.
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Real-time maps showing the "health" of the Internet, including its speed, traffic numbers, and the rate of attacks, are now freely available to the public.
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A test project, now in use at Reagan National Airport, aims to give frequent fliers a quicker pass through security checkpoints by using the latest biometric technologies -- such as eye scans -- to verify a passenger's identity.
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The American Government now has flight information on every person that boarded a commercial flight in the US in June. The Transportation Security Administration will use the information to test a new passenger screening system called Secure Flight.
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Passengers taking to the skies for US flights could be checking e-mail and surfing the Web through high-speed Internet connections in a couple of years.
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D., and Alane Kochems. The Department of Homeland security has announced a new program, âSecure Flight,â designed to screen flight passenger data and flag possible terrorists before they board an airplane.
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WASHINGTON - Information on passengers who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists.    People will have a chance to tell the government what they think about the plan during a 30-day comment period, federal officials said on Tuesday...