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Airport Screening Concerns Civil Liberties Groups

Posted on March 12, 2013 by pogowasright.org

Susan Stellin reports:

Aviation security leaders are moving forward with plans to shift toward a risk-based system of passenger screening — an idea supported by the travel industry and government officials who want screeners to focus on travelers who may present a security threat.

But as details emerge on how governments and airlines plan to distinguish between “trusted travelers” eligible for lighter screening and those who will receive more scrutiny, civil liberties groups and some European regulators are questioning the use of vast amounts of personal data to decide which travelers to examine more closely — or to prevent from flying at all.

Read more on The New York Times.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

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