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State Department to Ease Access to Passport Data

Robert Vamosi writes on the C|Net "D3F3NS3 1N D3PTH" Blog:

According to a release on Wednesday from the State Department, law enforcement officials and private parties may soon be able to request personal passport details. Currently, only State Department staffers who have undergone "background security investigation" handle such requests.

The change to the State Department's system of records notice, or SORN, affects records dating as far back to 1925 and addresses amendments introduced in 2007 to the Privacy and Security Act of 1974.

posted by Fergie @ 1/10/2008 05:54:00 PM