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A “Pre Crime” Background Check Will Be Added to TSA Security Procedures
By JG Vibes | October 23, 2013 | 1:00am EST
New TSA screenings will single out “high risk” passengers before they even arrive at the airport
(INTELLIHUB) — TSA screenings are about to get a lot worse for people who happen to be labeled as a “risk” by the government.
A passenger’s level of risk will be determined by a series of factors including how often the person travels, where they stay when they travel, as well as any personal information that might show up on a background check.
Passengers names will be cross referenced in various government databases to assess the level of threat that they apparently pose.
“I think the best way to look at it is as a pre-crime assessment every time you fly,” said Edward Hasbrouck, a consultant to the Identity Project, one of the groups that oppose the prescreening initiatives. “The default will be the highest, most intrusive level of search, and anything less will be conditioned on providing some additional information in some fashion.”[1]
The TSA responded with their typical fear mongering talk of preventing terrorism.
“Secure Flight has successfully used information provided to airlines to identify and prevent known or suspected terrorists or other individuals on no-fly lists from gaining access to airplanes or secure areas of airports,” the security agency said in a statement. “Additional risk assessments are used for those higher-risk passengers.”
However, with how many mistakes that the Department of Homeland Security has made with their “terorr watchlist” and their “no fly list”, it is very obvious how dangerous and arbitrary this new screening process is.
“The average person doesn’t understand how much intelligence-driven matching is going on and how this could be accessed for other purposes,” said Khaliah Barnes, a lawyer with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which has fought to block these initiatives. “There’s no meaningful oversight, transparency or accountability.”
It has also been admitted by the TSA that travel information may be shared with debt collection agencies when they are attempting to track down a debtor.
In other TSA news, we recently reported that the TSA will be deploying teams of military police into train stations, subways and even music festivals.[2]
Sources:
[1] Security Check Now Starts Long Before You Fly – NYTimes
[2] NY Times Confirms That TSA VIPR Teams are Patrolling American Towns - Intellihub
By JG Vibes | October 23, 2013 | 1:00am EST
New TSA screenings will single out “high risk” passengers before they even arrive at the airport
(INTELLIHUB) — TSA screenings are about to get a lot worse for people who happen to be labeled as a “risk” by the government.
A passenger’s level of risk will be determined by a series of factors including how often the person travels, where they stay when they travel, as well as any personal information that might show up on a background check.
Passengers names will be cross referenced in various government databases to assess the level of threat that they apparently pose.
“I think the best way to look at it is as a pre-crime assessment every time you fly,” said Edward Hasbrouck, a consultant to the Identity Project, one of the groups that oppose the prescreening initiatives. “The default will be the highest, most intrusive level of search, and anything less will be conditioned on providing some additional information in some fashion.”[1]
The TSA responded with their typical fear mongering talk of preventing terrorism.
“Secure Flight has successfully used information provided to airlines to identify and prevent known or suspected terrorists or other individuals on no-fly lists from gaining access to airplanes or secure areas of airports,” the security agency said in a statement. “Additional risk assessments are used for those higher-risk passengers.”
However, with how many mistakes that the Department of Homeland Security has made with their “terorr watchlist” and their “no fly list”, it is very obvious how dangerous and arbitrary this new screening process is.
“The average person doesn’t understand how much intelligence-driven matching is going on and how this could be accessed for other purposes,” said Khaliah Barnes, a lawyer with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which has fought to block these initiatives. “There’s no meaningful oversight, transparency or accountability.”
It has also been admitted by the TSA that travel information may be shared with debt collection agencies when they are attempting to track down a debtor.
In other TSA news, we recently reported that the TSA will be deploying teams of military police into train stations, subways and even music festivals.[2]
Sources:
[1] Security Check Now Starts Long Before You Fly – NYTimes
[2] NY Times Confirms That TSA VIPR Teams are Patrolling American Towns - Intellihub
