Friday, September 28, 2007

Trust the Government. They're here to help.

U.S. Airport Screeners Are Watching What You Read

"International travelers concerned about being labeled a terrorist or drug runner by secret Homeland Security algorithms may want to be careful what books they read on the plane. Newly revealed records show the government is storing such information for years.

Privacy advocates obtained database records showing that the government routinely records the race of people pulled aside for extra screening as they enter the country, along with cursory answers given to U.S. border inspectors about their purpose in traveling. In one case, the records note Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder John Gilmore's choice of reading material, and worry over the number of small flashlights he'd packed for the trip. ...."


But unless you're doing something wrong, you shouldn't have to worry about it though. Right?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Whoops. I guess I should not have taken Boston's Gun Bible on a few flights...