Source: <http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html>[Federal Register: January 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 10)] [Notices] [Page 2101-2103]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr15ja03-104] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: DOT intends to establish a system of record under the Privacy Act of 1974. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 2003. If no comments are received, the proposal will become effective on the above date. If comments are received, the comments will be considered and, where adopted, the documents will be republished with changes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne L. Coates, Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-6964 (telephone), (202) 366-7024 (fax), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Internet address). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Transportation system of [[Page 2102]] records notice subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, has been published in the Federal Register and is available from the above mentioned address. DOT/TSA 010 Security Classification: Classified, sensitive. System Name: Aviation Security Screening Records. System Location: Records are maintained at the Office of National Risk Assessment, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Categories of Individuals Covered by the System: Individuals traveling to, from, or within the United States (U.S.) by passenger air transportation; individuals who are deemed to pose a possible risk to transportation or national security, a possible risk of air piracy or terrorism, or a potential threat to airline or passenger safety, aviation safety, civil aviation, or national security. Categories of Records in the System: Passenger Name Records (PNRs) and associated data; reservation and manifest information of passenger carriers and, in the case of individuals who are deemed to pose a possible risk to transportation security, record categories may include: risk assessment reports; financial and transactional data; public source information; proprietary data; and information from law enforcement and intelligence sources.
Its pretty clear that the State has decided to try and remove yet another Constitutionally acknowledged right: the right to travel unimpeded. Yes, they'll claim that there is no right to travel by plan, or train or bus. You want to travel unimpeded, walk.Record Source Categories: This system contains investigative material compiled for law enforcement purposes whose sources need not be reported. Exemptions Claimed for the System: This system is exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (H) and (I), and (f) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2).
What I don't understand is why anyone who wished privacy for any reason would travel using their own name or valid government issued ID. I don't.
I think what we need are tens or hundreds of thousands of people who object to this illegal treatment and rarely if ever need to travel to offer hi-res scans of their driver's licenses (or other similar IDs) and make them available from an offshore hosting service. I extend an offer to purchase electronic airline tickets on my credit card for anyone in exchange for e-gold or ALTA/DMT and a 5% service fee ($5.00 minimum).
steve
