[1]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2 007092102347.html?hpid=topnews Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented U.S. Effort More Extensive Than Previously Known By [2]Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 22, 2007; Page A01 The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents obtained by a group of civil liberties advocates and statements by government officials. The personal travel records are meant to be stored for as long as 15 years, as part of the [3]Department of Homeland Security's effort to assess the security threat posed by all travelers entering the country. Officials say the records, which are analyzed by the department's Automated Targeting System, help border officials distinguish potential terrorists from innocent people entering the country. <snip> _________________________________________________________________ [4]Archives [5][feed-icon-10x10.jpg] [6]Powered by Listbox References 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102... 2. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/ellen+nakashima/ 3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/U.S.+Department+of+Homeland+... 4. http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now 5. http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ 6. http://www.listbox.com/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE