[privacy] U.S. 'Licence to Snoop' on British Air Travellers

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Guardian.co.uk.

[snip]

Britons flying to America could have their credit card and email accounts
inspected by the United States authorities following a deal struck by
Brussels and Washington.

By using a credit card to book a flight, passengers face having other
transactions on the card inspected by the American authorities. Providing
an email address to an airline could also lead to scrutiny of other
messages sent or received on that account.

The extent of the demands were disclosed in "undertakings" given by the US
Department of Homeland Security to the European Union and published by the
Department for Transport after a Freedom of Information request.

About four million Britons travel to America each year and the released
document shows that the US has demanded access to far more data than
previously realised.

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More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/01/nusnoop01.x
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- - ferg

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