Passenger data to be used in security test
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WASHINGTON -- Everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will have travel information turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists, federal officials announced yesterday.
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Amtrak conductors have begun random checks of passengers' IDs as a precaution against terrorist attacks. The onboard checks, which started at the beginning of November, are part of a broader program to improve security, Amtrak spokesman Cliff Black said.
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The government has begun testing a computerized screening system that compares airline passengers' names with those on terrorist watch lists, a Transportation Security Administration official said Thursday.
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The US 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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A trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers.
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Travel information on everyone 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
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Passengers travelling through 19 British airports will be allowed to carry two pieces of cabin luggage through security checks starting on Monday, the government said. via Hindustan Times
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An anti-terror deal struck between the United States and the European Union gives U.S. law enforcement access to passenger data on U.S.-bound flights. The agreement was deadlocked for months as the EU held out for privacy rights.
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A system which allows air passengers to sign up for biometric scanning to speed up their journeys is being unveiled at London's Heathrow Airport.
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The federal government's latest attempt to improve security checks of airline passengers is prompting privacy concerns here and abroad.
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Technology at airports to check  luggage for bombs is now being used by the government in tests  for screening cargo loaded aboard passenger planes, officials  said on Tuesday.
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The Transportation Security Administration will test a system that will compare names of passengers on domestic airlines to those on terrorist watch lists.
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Before Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offering Internet access in the cabin won't leave the flight controls vulnerable to hackers and hijackers.
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Europe's Parliament is to look at how data on air passengers and citizens' bank details is being sent to the US.
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The fact that customers want data on demand is nothing new. Passengers who make airline reservations want instant feedback that their frequent flier miles were credited, for example.
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The test program that allows pre-screened travelers to zip through airport security is being extended. The Registered Traveler Program had been scheduled to run for 90 days at each of five big airports.
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The electronics of Boeing&#39;s new 787 Dreamliner jet could be vulnerable to hackers due to the way critical flight systems are linked with those used by passengers, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has warned.The 787 &quot;allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane,&quot; the FAA said in the warning, which has been posted on Cryptome.org .The design of those electronic systems &quot;may result in security vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data and systems critical to the safety and maintenance of the airplane.&quot;The document doesn&#39;t have a response from Boeing, but a company spokeswoman told Wired magazine it was aware of the problem and had been working on it for several years with the FAA.The FAA document includes comments on the issue from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and competitor Airbus.ALPA said Boeing should find a way to allow the flight crew to disable the passengers&#39; ability to connect to the systems. In response, the FAA said it preferred not to dictate specific design features but let Boeing determine the appropriate security protections.Airbus, whose comments support Boeing, said that physically separating the passenger and critical networks -- one sure-fire method of stopping tampering -- means that passengers may not then have access to satellite and other network connections. The company argued that a minimum amount of communication between the networks is necessary.The FAA responded that airlines could then use technology &quot;which allows sharing of resources without allowing unauthorized access and inappropriate actions to systems and data.&quot;Boeing has sold more than more than 740 Dreamliners so far. The midsize plane is scheduled for a test flight early this year, with a full rollout of the planes later this year, according to Boeing&#39;s Web site.