Making you less secure


Once again, a Federal agency proves why the Federal government can't be trusted to keep your information secure and private. They even told you about it, sort of.
I can keep saying it.

Don't trust the FedGovs to protect your privacy.

The Transportation Security Agency, operating under the auspices of Homeland Security, had publicly pledged two years ago--in official notices describing the Secure Flight program--that it "will not receive" or have access to dossiers on American travelers compiled by a Beltway contractor.

That promise turned out to be untrue, according to a report published Friday by DHS' privacy office. The commercial data "made its way directly to TSA, contrary to the express statements in the fall privacy notices about the Secure Flight program," the report says. (Click on "Secure Flight Report" to view a PDF version.)

The report, and a second one critiquing a government database called Matrix, was released on the last business day before Christmas, a tactic that federal agencies and publicly traded companies sometimes use to avoid drawing attention to critical findings. Neither report appears on the DHS.gov or TSA.gov home pages, or even on the home page of the DHS privacy office, but rather was linked to from a subpage on the DHS privacy site.

No matter what the promises, once the technology exists, implemented, and enforced by law, IT WILL BE ABUSED.

How do I know?

Because that is EXACTLY what has happened every single time the Federal government gets access to any database with citizen's personal information.

No good intentions are going to change that.

Don't buy into the promise because they will break it.

Hat tip to Wren's Nest.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - December 26, 2006 at 05:31 AM  Tag


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