Decius wrote:
] This is worth noting. CAPS II was halted two months ago so
] that it could get a privacy overhall. Now its back, and there
] has been no privacy related improvements that I can see. Whats
] critical is that its mission has already expanded beyond
] terrorism. You will now get a general warrant check for
] violent crimes every time you fly.
]
] ] Only a few months ago TSA officials were issuing public
] ] assurances that CAPPS II would remain confined to
] ] searching for foreign terrorists. Now it has been
] ] expanded to include domestic terrorists and violent
] ] criminals -- all before the program is even
] ] officially launched. And the definition of
] ] "domestic terrorist" is being steadily expanded
] ] far beyond the everyday meaning, potentially encompassing
] ] political protesters and, if recent proposals are
] ] accepted, even suspects in the "war on
] ] drugs." And how long before the system is expanded
] ] to search for con-artists, drug dealers, deadbeat dads,
] ] and so on down the scale of wrongdoing until it becomes a
] ] comprehensive net for enforcing even the most obscure
] ] rules and regulations?

yeah, this totally sucks, if not in it's current form then certainly in the inevitable transition it will make to a generalized system for tracking the daily activities of every american.