Identity Resolution Daily Links 2007-08-08
[Daily Post from Infoglide Software] Playing the Name Game with Terrorist Watch Lists and Shoplifter Databases
“The language complexities pointed out in Ms. Radsch’s post illustrate the difficulties in resolving identities — and this holds true for both national security officials and retail loss prevention professionals. Whether you are at the ticket counter talking to an airline passenger, or at the returns desk with a customer, you need a complex solution to resolve the complexities of knowing who is who.”
ABC News: Deadly Details Behind Airline Liquids Ban
“Terrorists who had planned to detonate gel-based explosives on U.S.-bound flights from London last August would have achieved mass devastation, according to new information from Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in an exclusive interview with ABC News. [Said Chertoff:] ‘I think that the plot, in terms of its intent, was looking at devastation on a scale that would have rivaled 9/11. If they had succeeded in bringing liquid explosives on seven or eight aircraft, there could have been thousands of lives lost and an enormous economic impact with devastating consequences for international air travel.’”
International Herald Tribune: Europeans fear 48-hour notice plan will impede travel to U.S.
“Measures moving through the U.S. Congress, including a requirement for travelers in some countries to register travel plans online 48 hours before departure, have raised fears in Europe of disruptions in the trans-Atlantic flow of business and leisure travel.”
SignOnSanDiego.com: Evolving TSA rules keep fliers guessing
“Brian Jenkins, an expert on terrorism and domestic security with the Santa Monica-based Rand Corp., said many travelers feel frustrated by the evolving screening regulations. But the shifting rules keep would-be terrorists guessing about what they might get away with, Jenkins said. ‘The more you can make the system unpredictable, the better off you are,” he said. “You always want a quantum of mystery built into these kinds of things.’”
“The Automated Targeting System is a screening tool utilized by the Customs and Border Patrol to identify potential terrorists and terrorist weapons and to prevent them from entering the United States. This webpage contains links to documents related to this system.” [Many PDFs, including Privacy Impact Assessment for the Automated Targeting System (ATS)]
Homeland Security Watch: DHS Privacy Office Updates Targeting Records
“According to Teufel, DHS does not collect information on race, ethnicity, religion, or orientation, or make decisions based on such information, and to the extent such information may be provided by a carrier, the department filters that information.”
FCW.com News: DHS cuts time it will save passenger data
“In response to more than 600 public comments, the Homeland Security Department has shortened the amount of time it will retain data and made other changes to its Automated Targeting System (ATS).”
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