Homeland Security Tracks Information of Travelers

feuerfalke writes "Homeland Security recently disclosed a plan regarding an Automated Targeting System, or ATS, that would generate a 'terrorist risk rating' based on information collected about the traveler. This information would include things such as where they are from, how they paid for tickets, their motor vehicle records, past one-way travel, seating preference and the meals they ordered in-flight. These ratings have now been assigned to millions of international travelers, including Americans, and the ATS is exempt from many provisions of the Privacy Act — one cannot view their rating or the information used to generate it."

Comments

Re:Meals Ordered on Flight??

[Beryllium Sphere(tm)]

Do you think you're exaggerating?

Muslims removed from airplane when passengers found praying to be suspicious

Re:Not trolling but..

[AuMatar]

In the US? By number of attacks, white Christians males are responsible for the vast majority of terrorist attacks. White Christian females come in number 2. Everyone else is a distant 3rd. In yearly deathrate its the same two, but with a blip in 2001.

Re:About Time!

[Beryllium Sphere(tm)]

>how long until your "Good American" score will be used as a factor in court proceedings, federal hiring practices, etc. etc.?

You mean like this?

The government notice says some or all of the ATS data about an individual may be shared with state, local and foreign governments for use in hiring decisions and in granting licenses, security clearances, contracts or other benefits. In some cases, the data may be shared with courts, Congress and even private contractors.

Re:Sounds like....

[__aaclcg7560]

Nah... Remember that the Homeland Security is a front for corporate interests. Marketing departments will pay good money to know what Joe Blow was doing if he wasn't blowing up the plane.

Re:How can anyone think profiling works?

[drkich]

* In 1986, who attempted to smuggle three pounds of explosives onto an El Al jetliner bound from London to Tel Aviv?

                        a. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
                        b. Michael Smerconish
                        c. Bob Mould
                        d. A pregnant Irishwoman named Anne Murphy

The answer is A. She is an Irishwoman best known as the former girlfriend of the Jordanian terrorist Nezar Hindawi. While she was pregnant with his child, Hindawi convinced her to unknowingly take an explosives-laden bag on board an El Al flight. Nezar was born in 1954 and when this was committed, 1986, he was 32 years old.

I agree, there are other people that want to kill people, just get the facts straight.