[Privacy] Airline background checks...

[aaron at herringn.com]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Under plans to overhaul the airline security system,
making a plane reservation would trigger an instant profile of a
passenger's background, including past travels and possible criminal
history information.

[...]

Government should pay

The committee, made up of 23 industry, government and public interest
groups, suggested the federal government, not the airline industry, pay for
the increased security measures. It estimated the proposals would cost $9.9
billion over the next 10 years.

"It's not an airline or airport problem. It's a national security problem,"
Lally said. "Airports and airlines are surrogate targets. The real targets
are the policies and government of the United States."

[...]

http://www.cnn.com/US/9612/13/airline/index.html