What's your terrorism quotient?
Nov 4th 2006, 2:44 am
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What's your terrorism quotient?
"U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents will know with a newly announced Automated Targeting System, a data mining system which will use the Treasury's watch list (.pdf), data provided to it by the airlines, your I-94 form and other data sources to compute your terrorism risk when you cross the border...."
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...nd_securi.html
So what do you think of that?
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...nd_securi.html
So what do you think of that?
Nov 4th 2006, 2:55 am
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
My husband STILL hasn't got his proper driver's licence yet, apparently they are checking him out because he has been out of the country a few times FFS.
Nov 4th 2006, 2:58 am
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Sally
My husband STILL hasn't got his proper driver's licence yet, apparently they are checking him out because he has been out of the country a few times FFS.
As you say, FFS!!
Nov 4th 2006, 3:03 am
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Sally
My husband STILL hasn't got his proper driver's licence yet, apparently they are checking him out because he has been out of the country a few times FFS.
Nov 4th 2006, 3:04 am
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Well you've got to be careful of these shifty foreigners, with their advanced driving abilities and superior road-awareness skills...
Nov 4th 2006, 1:29 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Bob
"U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents will know with a newly announced Automated Targeting System, a data mining system which will use the Treasury's watch list (.pdf), data provided to it by the airlines, your I-94 form and other data sources to compute your terrorism risk when you cross the border...."
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...nd_securi.html
So what do you think of that?
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...nd_securi.html
So what do you think of that?
Oh dear - i order vegan meals on airlines - does that make me a baddy?
Nov 4th 2006, 4:54 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
Oh dear - i order vegan meals on airlines - does that make me a baddy?
Nov 4th 2006, 5:25 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Ray
No !! but think large booty ............
grrrrrrrr
Nov 4th 2006, 10:21 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Sally
My husband STILL hasn't got his proper driver's licence yet, apparently they are checking him out because he has been out of the country a few times FFS.
Nov 4th 2006, 10:22 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
Oh dear - i order vegan meals on airlines - does that make me a baddy?
Nov 4th 2006, 10:53 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
"Since this system of records may not be accessed, generally, for purposes of determining if the system contains a record pertaining to a particular individual and those records, if any, cannot be inspected, the system may not be accessed under the Privacy Act for the purpose of contesting the content of the record."
We said its secret so you cant look at it to legally challenge why you are on it.
We said its secret so you cant look at it to legally challenge why you are on it.
Nov 4th 2006, 11:56 pm
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Re: What's your terrorism quotient?
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
We said its secret so you cant look at it to legally challenge why you are on it.
