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Senators Call for JetBlue Investigation

Three U.S. Senators wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, seeking more information on JetBlue's breach of passenger privacy and inquiring as to whether the Pentagon's involvement violated the Privacy Act. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut), Carl Levin (D-Michigan) argue that JetBlue and the Pentagon's actions go beyond the bounds of justified security provisions.

Senators Want JetBlue Probe
Wired, October 18, 2003