] The U.S. Census Bureau has provided population data on
] Arab-Americans to the Department of Homeland Security,
] including their ancestry and the cities and postal areas
] in which they live, The New York Times reported on
] Friday.
]
]
] While the information sharing is legal, so long as the
] data do not identify individuals, civil liberties and
] Arab-American groups called it a breach of public trust
] and likened it to steps taken against Japanese-Americans
] in World War II, the newspaper said.
]
]
] One set of data listed cities with more than 1,000
] Arab-Americans. The other, more detailed set, provided
] ZIP code breakdowns and sorted Arab-Americans by country
] of origin. The categories were Egyptian, Iraqi,
] Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian,
] "Arab/Arabic" and "Other Arab."

[ Hmmm. -k]