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

I'll take a...

[dave562]

...one way ticket to Dubai, aisle seat... with a Terrorist Meal. Oh, can I carry on this box cutter or do I need to check it with my Semtex filled laptop?

Here, my friends, is the code for this...

[sheepoo]

if user_food_type = 'halal' then
raise_alarm()
else if check_country_population_for_muslims > 50 then
raise_alarm()
else if seating_preference() close_to_cockpit and user_appearance like 'arab'
raise_alarm()
end if
print 'americans are scared and americans are morons'

Re:How can anyone think profiling works?

[neoform]

No no no, people don't want to think about THOSE terrorists, Timothy McVey way really just a nice american pie type guy who just got mad. Muslims are bred and trained from birth for one thing; to hate and want to kill Americans. You simply can't compare the two..!