Giant US air travel data suck fails own privacy tests

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alain williams

One reason that I don't go to the USA #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 13:10 GMT

But our gov't in Blighty (in the name of Jacqui Smith) seems to be determined to ''better'' the USA.

Anonymous Coward

heh #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 14:24 GMT

If I were a terrorist I'd fly to Mexico pick up some fakes then drive to America and explode. Problem solved. Same as if I were a terrorist heading to the UK, I'd fly to Europe pick up some fakes in Poland then drive into England where I'd explode.

Anonymous Coward

Two questions to be asked... #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 15:11 GMT

There are two questions to be asked at future job interviews:

1: Have you, yourself, travelled to, or from, any destination within the past five years that has required you to submit data to the United States DHS?

2: Have you had close contact with anyone that has submitted data to the DHS?

if the answers to both of the above is not "NO", you cannot be hired, due to security problems.

Anonymous Coward

DHS? #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 19:50 GMT

I thought they sold sofas?? :-S

Eddy Ito

What else? #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 19:50 GMT

Did anyone actually think the Department of Homeboy Security actually gives a gnat's arse about what's legal? ROFLMAO

Anonymous Coward

Re: Two questions to be asked... #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 19:50 GMT

"if the answers to *either* of the above is *"YES"*, you cannot be hired, due to security problems."

There, fixed that for all the people out there that don't want their brains to hurt.

raving angry loony

@Two Questions (AC) #

Posted Monday 29th December 2008 19:50 GMT

1) you don't know, because you don't submit data to the DHS, the DHS simply gets access to supposedly private information without your knowledge or consent. They're even doing that for people who simply fly over their airspace, without stopping in the USA.

2) see (1).

Anonymous Coward