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Date Article Title Publication Author Synopsis
1/6/2012 Letter from the Article 29 Working Party addressed to LIBE Committee of the European Parliament regarding the new draft agreement on the transfer and use of Passenger Name Records, known as PNR data europa.eu   In an open letter to the members of the LIBRE Committee of the European Parliament, the Article 29 Working Party (WP) acknowledges that modest improvements have been made to the latest draft of the EU-U.S. Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement, but says many of its concerns stand. 
12/13/2011 European data watchdog rejects passenger data arrangements with US Computing.co.uk Gareth Morgan In the wake of issues raised by other EU regulators with a passenger name record (PNR) sharing plan between the EU and U.S., European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx has released a statement detailing his concerns with the plan. 
12/7/2011 Canada-U.S. border deal aims to strengthen North American perimeter while unblocking trade Vancouver Sun Mark Kennedy and Sheldon Alberts The long-anticipated "Beyond the Border" perimeter security pact between the U.S. and Canada has been unveiled.
10/6/2011 US tells EU air passenger data foiled terror plots Associated Press Associated Press The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is defending a draft airline passenger data sharing agreement with the EU, saying that such data has prevented terrorist threats.
9/14/2011 'Naked' scanners may soon be on the way out MSNBC   The House Subcommittee on Transportation Security has unanimously approved an amendment banning the full-body images produced by some airport security scanners.
9/2/2011 High-tech body scanners invade NYC-area airports USA Today   Body scanning technology thought to be less privacy-invasive than previous models is being installed at U.S. airports. 
7/21/2011 TSA says it's making airport screening more 'private' USA Today Gary Stoller The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it has started installing new software in its full-body scanning machines that will give travelers more privacy. 
6/3/2011 Pistole: Half of body scanners should have privacy filters by year's end Security Info Watch Rob Margetta Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole has said the agency is on track to equip half of U.S. airport body scanners with privacy filters by the end of the year.
5/18/2011 US report recommends limits to searches of electronics at borders Globe and Mail Pete Yost A think tank has released a report recommending that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have probable cause before searching electronic devices at its borders.
2/28/2011 Body scanners ignite privacy debate IAPP Angelique Carson The Transportation Security Administration recently announced that it would deploy less privacy-invasive scanners at U.S. airports for tests this year. 
2/2/2011 TSA debuts less-revealing software for airport scanners Washington Post Ashley Halsey III The Transportation Security Administration this week debuted software designed to make airport body scanners less invasive.
2/1/2011 EU to collect data of international air travellers EU Observer Valentina Pop A report on proposals set to come before the European Commission to require air travelers to have their passenger name record (PNR) data checked by authorities and shared with other member states if links to terrorism or serious crime are suspected. 
1/13/2011 U.S. Airports May Soon Test Body Scanner With Privacy Upgrades Bloomberg John Hughes A model of full body scanners considered to be less privacy invasive may be deployed at U.S. airports for tests this year.
12/2/2010 EU Limits On Information Sharing Hinder Air Security - US Officials Wall Street Journal   A report on a statement by U.S. aviation security officials raising concerns about EU restrictions on the sharing of passenger data among security agencies. 
11/22/2010 TSA Chief Aims to Balance Privacy, Security CBS News Katie Couric The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), John Pistole, has asked passengers not to boycott body scans at airports this holiday season as organizers move forward with plans for a "National Opt-Out Day." 
11/15/2010 Napolitano asks fliers for 'patience' on body scanners USA Today Alison Young Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is asking air travelers for their cooperation and patience this holiday season.
11/11/2010 EU Parliament Hits out at Transfer of Private Data to the US PC World Jennifer Baker Members of the European Parliament (MEP) continue to express concerns about the collection and use of air passengers' data, as talks on sharing it between the European Union and U.S. are set to continue.
10/26/2010 Armed with new treaty, Europe amplifies objections to U.S. data-sharing demands Washington Post Edward Cody The U.S. is facing resistance to its requests for broad sharing of European airline passenger data from the EU and European airline officials alike.
10/20/2010 European data protection tsar slams state passenger profiling ComputerWeekly Ian Grant European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx is speaking out against the use of passenger name records (PNR) to profile the potential risk of international travelers to their destination country.
9/22/2010 EU to tighten privacy rules on air passenger data EU Observer Valentina Pop The European Commission is focused on strengthening privacy rules for the sharing of air travelers' personal information with the U.S., Australia and Canada.
8/4/2010 Feds admit storing checkpoint body scan images Cnet News Declan McCullagh A report on the privacy debate concerning full-body security scanners. 
7/30/2010 The Navigator: The TSA's Secure Flight initiative may be making your privacy less secure Washington Post C. Elliott A report on airlines' potential use of collected passenger information for marketing purposes.
7/17/2010 Privacy prevails at Logan Boston Herald Donna Goodison Logan International Airport in Massachusetts is seeking to acquire new software aimed at eliminating privacy concerns over full-body scanners by producing stick-figure images of passengers rather than the more detailed images currently revealed by such scanners.
7/12/2010 Privacy group files lawsuit to block airport body scanners USA Today Roger Yu The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has sued the Department of Homeland Security in federal court for an emergency stay of the airport body scanner program.
5/25/2010 Pushy fliers may show up on TSA's radar USA Today Thomas Frank A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) database aimed at preventing violence against airport screeners is raising privacy concerns.
5/11/2010 Powerless privacy watchdog 'concerned' about new U.S. airline security rules Vancouver Sun Sarah Schmidt Canadian Assistant Privacy Commissioner Chantal Bernier shared privacy concerns about the U.S. Secure Flight program, telling parliament that there is little Canada can do about it.
5/9/2010 The Navigator: Hotels connect the dots between guests and online reviews Washington Post Christopher Elliott An increasing number of hotels have been finding ways to figure out who you are if you're reviewing them anonymously online.
5/4/2010 Airport security speedup program to relaunch Yahoo! News Samantha Bomkamp The Clear program, which allowed travelers quick passage through airport security checkpoints in exchange for biometric data and Social Security numbers, has a new owner and is expected to reopen by the fall.
4/27/2010 Air Travelers Lead European Privacy Concerns New York Times James Kanter While airline passenger records may be the most prominent, other privacy issues--ranging from Internet mapping services to U.S. access to banking records to data breaches--have also "accentuated concerns among Europeans that governments and companies cannot be trusted to keep potentially sensitive information under lock and key." 
4/6/2010 European Body Moves on Privacy Front New York Times James Kanter During a meeting with U.S. officials in Madrid, the European Commission (EC) will seek the right for its citizens to sue in American courts if they believe airline passenger data transmitted to the U.S. has been misused.
3/12/2010 Set aside cultural differences for air security: US Associated Press Associated Press Privacy concerns and cultural sensitivities to body-scanning technology should not keep nations from working together toward improved air travel security, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told African ministers in advance of a regional conference. 
3/10/2010 Airport body scans breach rights: UN expert The Gazette French Press Is the use of full-body scanners in airport security a breach of individual rights? 
3/8/2010 Travelers file complaints over TSA body scanners Business Week Jaikumar Vijayan More than two dozen complaints were filed by travelers subjected to whole body scans at U.S. airports within the last year, according to documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). 
3/5/2010 Baird to seek advice on U.S. travel rules Ottawa Citizen Robert Sibley The U.S. Secure Flight program is set to take effect in December, and Canada's Federal Transport Minister wants the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OPC) involved.
1/21/2010 U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts New York Times Andreas Cala U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano met this week with her European counterparts to address issues hampering international cooperation over air travel security.
1/12/2010 Europe, Mideast Protest Tighter Airline Security New York Times Associated Press The planned deployment of whole-body scanners in airports around the world faces a challenge as officials from Europe and the Middle East voice their concerns with the program.
1/11/2010 Documents refute TSA privacy claims on body scanners, group says Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has taken issue with the Transportation Safety Administration's (TSA) claims that the controversial whole body scanners being deployed to airports around the world cannot be used to store and transmit near-naked images of the human body.
1/10/2010 Privacy activists score victories against more detailed body scanners at airports Chicago Tribune David Savage In the United States and around the world, political figures, privacy advocates and civil libertarians are speaking out against the use of whole body scanners.
1/9/2010 International cooperation a challenge for air security Washington Post Spencer S. Hsu and Carla Adam As the U.S. amends its air travel security policy in the wake of the failed Christmas Day terror attempt, it will likely find that differences in the ways other nations approach personal privacy issues will complicate security negotiations.
1/7/2010 Prof. Decries 'Security Theater', Privacy Invasions, Religious Clashes At Airports National Public Radio Mark Memmott George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen told National Public Radio's Michel Martin that beefed-up security in response to the failed Christmas Day terror attack amounts to little more than "security theater." 
1/4/2010 TSA tries to assuage privacy concerns about full-body scans Washington Post Philip Rucker The thwarted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound plane has prompted a new interest in bringing full-body imaging scanners to airports worldwide.
12/14/2009 Canadians don't forfeit right to privacy at border, Obama official says Globe and Mail Campbell Clark The Obama Administration sought to ease concerns expressed by Canadians that crossing the border into the U.S. means exposure to security and intelligence agencies involved in anti-terror activities. 
11/15/2009 New security system uses Wii technology and worries GOP TheHill.com Jordy Yarger The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing technology that would screen the micro-movements of air travelers in an attempt to recognize potential threatening persons
11/6/2009 New TSA report: Chaffetz said, 'Do you know who I am?' Salt Lake Tribune Thomas Burr Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) was involved in a confrontation with Transportation Security Administration agents at Salt Lake International Airport after being selected for full body screening by a machine that Chaffetz opposes. 
10/11/2009 Is EZ-Pass infringing on people's privacy? www.projo.com Bruce Landis Rhode Island's only toll plaza, located on the Claiborne Pell Bridge in Newport, was recently outfitted with the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system, and now Ocean Staters are worried that their privacy may be the cost of passage. 
10/6/2009 Will airports screen for body signals? Researchers hope so CNN.com Pam Benson The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is testing an experimental body scanning system designed to detect, based on body signals, whether passengers may have violent intentions before boarding aircraft, according to CNN's Road Warriors travel blog. 
9/29/2009 Clear' Plan for Airport Security May Be Revived New York Times Brad Stone The defunct airport security program, Clear, may be revived.
9/25/2009 DHS privacy report: Laptop searches at airports infrequent Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office issued its annual privacy report card.
8/31/2009 Privacy Office approves laptop searches without suspicion at U.S. Borders Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld reports on the release of the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Impact Assessment involving electronic device searches at U.S. borders. 
8/28/2009 Bush's Search Policy For Travelers Is Kept Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revised its rules for searching electronic devices at U.S. border crossings.
8/19/2009 Defunct Airport Fast-Pass Company Banned from Selling Customer Biometrics Wired Ryan Singel A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the defunct airport security company, Clear, not to sell the biometric data of its customers.
8/13/2009 Airlines to Require More Passenger Data Wall Street Journal Cam Simpson Secure Flight takes off this week, meaning that air travelers will need to begin divulging their dates of birth and gender at the time of booking.
7/20/2009 Failure raises Clear privacy concerns London Free Press David Canton A report on the continuing uncertainty about the future of the personal information of 260,000 Clear customers. 
7/17/2009 Pay-as-you-drive insurance, privacy, and government mandates Ars Technica Ari Allyn-Feuer The State of California will mandate that auto insurers offer pay-as-you-drive policies beginning in 2010.
7/12/2009 Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears Associated Press Todd Lewan Writing for the Associated Press, Todd Lewan explores the landscape of enhanced identity documents. 
6/30/2009 Registered Traveler: Data privacy, security prompts chairman's inquiry Federal Computer Week Alice Lipowicz The House Homeland Security Committee chair wants TSA oversight in the shutdown of Clear.
6/26/2009 Out of business, Clear may sell customer data Computerworld Robert McMillan Clear's airport security screening service has ceased operations, prompting travelers to question what will happen to the personal information they submitted in exchange for quick passage through airport security checkpoints. 
6/11/2009 Ban on Whole Body Imaging Would Hurt TSA, Chief Says  Homeland Security Today Mickey McCarter The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says an amendment to restrict the use of whole body imaging scanners at airport security checkpoints would severely limit the TSA's ability to identify terrorists.
6/8/2009 Flying?  Don't book under a nickname New York Times Susan Stellin The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Secure Flight program goes into effect later this summer, meaning that air travelers will need to begin divulging their dates of birth at the time of ticketing, and should align their identity on various forms of identification.
6/3/2009 Planning a Summer Vacation? Be a Privacy-Smart Traveler Privacy Rights Clearinghouse   The lazy days of summer are just around the corner and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) has some advice for vacationers: don't be lazy about your personal information.
6/1/2009 DHS expands RFID use at borders today Federal Computer Week Alice Lipowicz The U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative went into effect yesterday, imposing new, more stringent border-crossing requirements on those returning or passing into the U.S. from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean via land or sea.
6/1/2009 House to consider ban on airport body scans Congress Daily Chris Strohm The TSA Authorization Bill goes to the House floor, including a proposed amendment to ban government security officials from using whole body imaging scanners at primary airport security checkpoints.
12/21/2008 Expert:  TSA Screening Is Security Theatre, TSA Head Disputes Claim CBS News   Security expert Bruce Schneier called Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening practices at U.S. airports "security theater." 
12/8/2008 Laptop searches at border might get restricted statesman.com Joelle Tessler There has been an uptick in complaints about Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies on border searches.
11/25/2008 New machines scan IDs at border crossings Quantcast
USA Today
Mimi Hall Five stations along the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico are now outfitted with machines that read radio frequency identification-enabled passports and IDs.
11/19/2008 TSA's 'behavior detecion' leads to few arrests USA Today Thomas Frank Some experts say more study is needed to determine whether a "behavior detection" program currently in place at 150 U.S. airports is effective.
10/21/2008 Air passenger screening program to launch in 2009 The Associated Press Eileen Sullivan The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will today announce the final rule on its national air passenger screening program.
10/8/2008 Privacy groups praise bill curbing warrantless laptop searches Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008 is being hailed by privacy and civil rights groups.
        
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