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With so many conflicting reports about “full body scanners,” what they can and can’t do, privacy issues, and their safety, Ned Levi has developed a comprehensive analysis about them. Ned looks at these devices, concentrating on their efficacy, privacy, safety, and bang for the taxpayers buck.
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On January 2, 2005, Rahinah Ibrahim, a mother of four children and a PhD student at Stanford University, was prohibited from boarding an aircraft departing from the San Francisco International Airport. She was told that she was on the No-Fly List and arrested. She is not a terrorist, nor does she have any link or relation to any terrorist.
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There are no legally binding rules (other than those provided by the federal Privacy Act, the U.S. Constitution, and international human rights treaties, all of which the TSA routinely ignores) specifying the limits of TSA authority at checkpoints, what you do and don’t have to do, and which questions you have to answer or orders you have to obey.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has mandated that airlines and travel agents collect gender and date of birth for all passengers. However, the government has not dictated security measures necessary to safeguard the collected data. Date of birth (DOB) information is one of the “three pillars of identity theft” together with address and social security numbers.
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Yesterday’s Senate Aviation Operations, Safety and Security subcommittee hearing Chairman Dorgan noted, “We can see the entire history of an aircraft.” He then asked can we easily see the complete flight records for a pilot.” The answer: not really.
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Expedia has publicly announced they’re selling individual customer buying habits to advertisers. Other travel websites are apparently doing the same in secret. Ned explores his concerns about the sale of this information.
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Unlike Rush Limbaugh, my big problem with pornography is when it’s pushed on someone who doesn’t want it. On an airplane it’s virtually impossible to read a pornographic magazine, watch a XXX movie, or scroll through photos on a “porn” website without imposing the pornography on other passengers.
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You’ve probably heard about the Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act of 2008, a proposed new law that would prevent customs agents from confiscating your laptop computer at the border. But what does the law actually say? Ned Levi takes a look at the law and makes some troubling discoveries.
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