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U.S. announces "scrapping" of CAPPS II airline security plan
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:17:12 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: July 15, 2004 11:35:15 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: U.S. announces "scrapping" of CAPPS II airline security plan Dave, You'll be seeing a bunch of stories today about Homeland Security announcing that the CAPPS II airline passenger system won't be getting off the ground, according to Homeland Security's chief Tom Ridge. However, look at these stories with care. It has also been announced that CAPPS II may (in the time-honored tradition of Total Information Security, etc.) appear again in a "repackaged, renamed" form after additional work and study. So despite Ridge's "driving a stake" gesture at the announcement, or the suggestion that the "registered traveler" program (which has its own significant risks) might replace the need for anything like CAPPS II, it's quite possible that something like CAPPS II, under a different name, may re-emerge from its grave. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/laurenCo-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
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