Senators Want Answers on About Disclosure of Airline Passenger Information

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Senators Want Answers on About (sic) Disclosure of Airline Passenger Information

By Leslie Miller Associated Press Writer
Published: Apr 14, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two senators said Wednesday they want to know how many airlines have given passenger information to the government, a request that follows last week's disclosure that American Airlines provided such data.

Sen. Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman are asking the Homeland Security Department to identify the carriers whose passenger information the government sought.


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The airline industry will not voluntarily turn over passenger data such as name, address, travel history, meal preference. The transportation agency says that is delaying the screening project and that airlines may be ordered to supply the information.

The senators said American's disclosure suggested that the government was more directly involved in the use of personal information about passengers than previously known.

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAIQI232TD.html

(edit: their typo. Nice that the wire people do it too)