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American Airlines Is Third Company To Share Data
crem_d_genes writes "American Airlines has become the third U.S. airline to admit sharing passenger records with the government. They were proceeded in admissions by Northwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways. At the heart of the matter is the implementation of the of U.S. Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) use of the provisions known as CAPPS II. Some privacy advocates have expressed strong dissent with this plan. Some concerns have even been brought up in Congress, though for different reasons. The Department of Homeland Security has a site entitled CAPPS II: Myths and Facts."
Actually,, legally... technically... TSA has not broken the Law. Yet.
But then it was was only natural that the Big Brother will pry out our travel details from the cold hands of Airlines.
My only worry is my partner working as an agent in TSA and finding out that i travelled to New Mexico without telling her for a fling with my.... THAT would make me sue TSA.!!!
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Are they gonna monitor every time I purchase nukes from russia with my VISA??
Apple built a platform for their ideas, Google built one for everyone's.
I for one will vote for any British political party that has in it policies compulsory body cavity searches for all American citizens entering the United Kingdom. After all Britain is a terrorist target and the US seems to have a real terrorist problem. I need to feel safe that some 'American tourist' isn't gonna blow up The Tower of London with an arsebomb.
So if I'm an airline, I can use CAPPS II data for marketing purposes, pay the fine for breaking CAPPS protocol, and still make a net profit.
You don't mess with the feds. The feds aren't going to give airlines a little fine. They are going to make sure the airlines pay with more than a fine. Look at Martha Stewart.
They already have enough information to do marketing on you. I am member of 4 frequent flier programs and I get 5 credit card offer a week with the airline names on it. The only way not to be marketed to is to take a bus.