Gov’t Orders Air Passenger Data for Test
November 12, 2004 by Homeland Security NTARC News
Filed under Homeland Security News
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.
