Recently I wrote to NW about my displeasure about them supplying NASA with pax information on flights after Sept 11. Here's their response. I thought NASA stands of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I know that in the past U2s were flying under NASA missions when they were doing work for CIA, but what is the scope of NASA's work definition? Should I expect NASA agents to come knocking on my door? :-) BAHA Fan of civil liberties , or whatever is left out of it. Fan of ordering a movie at the hotel tonight at 8pm.. or better yet re-readings "Lies and Lying Liars who tell them" at that time :-) Dear Mr. Acuner, Thank you for sharing your views regarding the NASA aviation security research study. We are sorry if the study concerns you. In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, NASA had discussions with Northwest's security department regarding a research study to improve aviation security. Northwest agreed to provide data for the period July, August, and September 2001 for NASA's exclusive use in its research study. The NASA study has been discontinued and the passenger data returned to Northwest Airlines. By providing the passenger name record data directly to NASA, a federal agency with its own strict privacy protections, Northwest acted appropriately and consistent with its own privacy policy and all applicable federal laws. "Northwest Airlines' current policy is to not provide passenger name record data to private contractors or federal government agencies for use in aviation security research projects. While Northwest Airlines still believes it would be appropriate to provide such data to the U.S. Government to advance aviation security, in light of current privacy concerns, Northwest believes a data protection protocol addressing privacy concerns should be developed before any further aviation security research with passenger data is conducted." For the full news release, you may access our website at www.nwa.com. Thank you for writing, Mr. Acuner. We hope to have the opportunity of welcoming you onboard in the future. Sincerely, Gloria Krammer Customer Relations Northwest/KLM Airlines