It's nice to see that saner heads are prevailing somewhere. Anyone know what Canada's position on this is? Mark -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of = David J. Wallace Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 12:21 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Color Coding Pax =3D2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 So the police can question you just for checking into a flight? That = implie=3D s=3D20 that 2% of pasengers intend harm? That's got to be a lot of = people that are=3D =3D20 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=20 > phase =3D 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=20 > 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=20 > "yellow" and face additional screening. An estimated 1 percent to 2=20 > percent who get "red" coding will be barred from boarding and face=20 > police questioning. They may be arrested. > > Critics fear the new system will be far too intrusive, and that some=20 > peop=3D le > will be mistakenly "flagged" and even falsely arrested. > > Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. =3D2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/XtDkKsvwCXwmAPgRArjSAJ4iLMxIee0aDTAHQzzbI21E6q/ZXwCfV+Eo OIw+PJ4mNLoun+NKBb2bUiw=3D3D =3D3DnkIz =3D2D----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 12/08/2003 =20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.509 / Virus Database: 306 - Release Date: 12/08/2003 =20