[IP] A little more info on security profiling
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ted Nelson <tandm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 3, 2006 6:44:47 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ted Nelson <tandm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: A little more info on security profiling
Reply-To: tandm@xxxxxxxxxx
Dave, here are some more tantalizing views of our
tax dollars at work and play.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-30-traveler-
screening_x.htm
We are of course being Profiled as we go in and out of the country.
"Without notifying the public, federal agents for the past four years
have assigned millions of international travelers, including
Americans, computer-generated scores rating the risk they pose of
being terrorists or criminals.
"The travelers are not allowed to see or directly challenge these
risk assessments, which the government intends to keep on file for 40
years.
...
"Sobel said in the interview the government notice also raises the
possibility that faulty risk assessments could cost innocent people
jobs in shipping or travel, government contracts, licenses or other
benefits."
The list of attributes taken under consideration is interesting.
It's basically whatever they can find.
All this was obvious, but at least they're being up front about it.
Merry Christmas, Ted
--
Theodor Holm Nelson
Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute
Visiting Professor, University of Southampton
Founder, Project Xanadu
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