[privacy] Caribbean Nations to Provide Passenger Data to U.S.

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

Via UPI.

[snip]

Caribbean island nations have signed a deal with the United States to
provide data on people from their coutnries travelling to America.

On Oct. 26, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Prime
Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the
Caribbean Community, Caricom, signed a memo of understanding.

The Jamaican Observer reported Nov. 5 that the memorandum, which was
initialed in Port of Spain, requires the 15 Caricom member states to
provide advanced data on passengers traveling to the United States.

Concerns have been raised by a number of Caricom analysts about the
possible effects of the memorandum of understanding on civil liberties. 

[snip]

More:
http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20061109-110408-8473r

- ferg


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