Sun, Feb 22, 2004
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
ANN's
Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we
reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing
on the day's events and issues.
Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the
content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if
particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves
become future Quotes of the Day.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"No Privacy Act violation by TSA
employees occurred in connection with this incident. There is no
evidence that any data were provided directly to TSA or its parent
agency at the time, DOT. On the contrary, the evidence demonstrates
that passenger data were transferred directly by jetBlue’s
contractor, Acxiom, to Torch Concepts. As a result, the Privacy Act
of 1974, which regulates the Federal Government’s collection
and maintenance of personally identifiable data on citizens and
legal permanent residents, does not appear to have been violated by
TSA actions. Because TSA did not receive passenger data, no new
system of records under the Privacy Act was established within TSA,
nor was any individual’s personal data used or disclosed by
TSA, its employees or contractors, in violation of the Privacy
Act."
Source: The Department of Homeland Security's
Final Report on how and why a TSA official obtained more than five
million archived passenger records from JetBlue for use by the Army
and one of its contractors. The finding says TSA didn't break the
letter of the law when it asked JetBlue for access to passenger
records, but certainly pushed the edge of the envelope when it
asked for the records and didn't notify the public.
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