=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 So the police can question you just for checking into a flight? That implie= s=20 that 2% of pasengers intend harm? That's got to be a lot of people that are= =20 going to get questioned and may lose the ability to travel. Looks like the EU is getting tough(er) on abuse of personal data by the US: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32715.html David On Tuesday 09 September 2003 17:34, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Coming soon from the people who are here to "help" you: > > Air Travelers May Be Assigned Color Codes > > WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government and the airlines reportedly will phase = in > a computer system next year to measure the risk of every passenger who > boards a flight in the United States by using color codes. > > According to the Washington Post, passengers will be assigned one of three > codes, based in part on their travel plans, traveling companions and the > date the ticket was purchased. Sources say those coded "green" will easily > pass through security checkpoints. Others will be coded "yellow" and face > additional screening. An estimated 1 percent to 2 percent who get "red" > coding will be barred from boarding and face police questioning. They may > be arrested. > > Critics fear the new system will be far too intrusive, and that some peop= le > will be mistakenly "flagged" and even falsely arrested. > > Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/XtDkKsvwCXwmAPgRArjSAJ4iLMxIee0aDTAHQzzbI21E6q/ZXwCfV+Eo OIw+PJ4mNLoun+NKBb2bUiw=3D =3DnkIz =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE-----