No Fly List Strands Innocent Travelers
There are about 300 people world-wide the U.S. considers so dangerous to civil aviation it has them on a "No Fly List." Documents uncovered by EPIC's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the TSA showed that innocent people were swept up by a poorly operated list and denied due process rights and a simple way to get off the list. The Wall Street Journal investigated airline practices concerning the operation of the No Fly watch list. EPIC FOIA documents also uncovered the existence of a selectee list, which subjects those travelers to additional screening at the airport. The proposed Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System (CAPPS-II) will search through several commericial and government databases to risk profile all airline passengers. The TSA has yet to describe how it will protect due process rights, comply with the Privacy Act, and whether it is an effective security measure.
Why a 'No Fly List' Aimed At Terrorists Delays Others Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 21, 2003.
EPIC Watch list FOIA Analysis, April 2003.
