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What the DHS Knows About You

Sherri Davidoff writes "Here's a real copy of an American citizen's DHS Travel Record, retrieved from the US Customs and Border Patrol's Automated Targeting System and obtained through a FOIA/Privacy Act request. The document reveals that the DHS is storing: the traveler's credit card number and expiration; IP addresses used to make Web travel reservations; hotel information and itinerary; full airline itinerary including flight numbers and seat numbers; phone numbers including business, home, and cell; and every frequent flyer and hotel number associated with the traveler, even ones not used for the specific reservation."

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  1. Re:Every time I do that I wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What if Richard Reid had been the Underwear Bomber instead of the show Bomber?

    Airports in California would be very popular...Airports in New Jersey, not so much.

  2. Re:Reminds me... by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even banks in Switzerland are routinely turning over information on account holders these days.

    And that is why I only trust Nigerians to handle my financial affairs.

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  3. Re:Reminds me... by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Funny

    'do you have a mental disorder'

    Why yes, yes I do. I'm a pathological liar on questions like this one.

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