Registered Traveler Plan Raises Privacy Issues
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
Airline passengers who buy a preapproved security pass could have their credit histories and property records examined as part of the government’s plan to turn over the Registered Traveler program to private companies.
In announcing the new plan Friday, the Transportation Security Administration said the Registered Traveler card would let frequent fliers go through airport security lines more quickly if they pay a fee, pass a government background check and submit 10 fingerprints. The program will begin June 20.
The agency announced that it would require companies to conduct more in-depth security background checks, for example, “by using commercial data specifically authorized by customers, or by other voluntary means.”
posted by Fergie @ 1/20/2006 11:02:00 AM
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