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06/24/2004: Fraud & Conspiracy Fraud & Conspiracy

Government reveals more airlines were part of passenger screening test
from SiliconValley via Dartmouth ISTS

Acting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief David Stone, testifying before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on his nomination as TSA administrator, revealed that more airlines had given passenger data to the government than was previously admitted. Mr. Stone told the committee that Delta Airlines gave passenger data to the Secret Service in 2002 in preparation for the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. In May 2002, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, America West Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Galileo International provided four government contractors with passenger data to test a system to gauge the risk any particular passenger poses. The passenger records include such data as credit card numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, and meal requests. The CAPPS II (Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System) has been delayed as a number of airlines are refusing to provide more passenger data after the public reaction to news of disclosures by Northwest, JetBlue, and American Airlines. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) criticized the TSA for not revealing the full extent of airline disclosure more promptly, while privacy advocates are calling for a congressional investigation.

See our previous CAPPS II stories: (1) (2) (3) (4)


Thursday the 24th of June, Froman noted:


I grabbed a connecting flight in Salt Lake City in May of 2002. Coincidence?


Thursday the 24th of June, awiggins noted:


Yes, thats right. They really are out to get you.