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CAPPS II Guidelines Released

Posted by michael on from the hakuna-matata dept.

W33dz writes "WIRED magazine has released an article detailing the Transportation Safety Administration's latest guidelines for the second-generation Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System, or CAPPS II. As outlined in a notice to be published Friday in the Federal Register, CAPPS II will rate every passenger by checking dates of birth, home addresses and phone numbers against commercial databases and the government's terrorist watch lists. This is a pullback from the original plan which called for wide dissemination of data including financial and medical history."

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  1. Screw public aviation! by Thinkit3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stupid stewardesses who assume a wristwatch can doom an aircraft at takeoff and landing. Can't bring a dang fingernail clipper onboard. How about geek airlines? Robot attendents, Internet access on every seat, and no problem with bringing any weapon on board (bring a working laser blaster and get a free flight!).

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    -Libertarian secular transhumanist
  2. Good thing, too... by mrpuffypants · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a pullback from the original plan which called for wide dissemination of data including financial and medical history.

    Good thing, too! The last thing I need is the flight attendants laughing at me when I board the plane because they can see my bank account and medical "records."