Gov’t Orders Air Passenger Data for Test

November 12, 2004

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The government on Friday ordered airlines to turn over personal information about passengers who flew within the United States in June in order to test a new system for identifying potential terrorists.

The system, dubbed “Secure Flight,” will compare passenger data with names on two government watch lists, a “no fly” list comprised of people who are known or suspected to be terrorists, and a list of people who require more scrutiny before boarding planes.

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