U.S. wants passenger data for all sun-seeker flights

Washington has angered Canada's airlines with a proposal to order them to hand over personal information about passengers who take flights that go south over U.S. airspace en route to sunny destinations.

Although the planes wouldn't take off from or land on U.S. soil, the Department of Homeland Security is proposing Canadian carriers send passenger manifests up to 72 hours in advance of departures to popular winter escapes such as Mexico and the Caribbean.

Under the U.S. Secure Flight program, the requirement to transmit data would also apply to northbound return flights from holiday destinations.

The broader goal is to "prevent certain known or suspected terrorists from boarding aircraft where they may jeopardize the lives of passengers and others," Homeland Security's Transportation Security Agency said in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

src: prisonplanet.com...

According to the officials Canada already maintains its own no-fly list. How stupid can the US gov't possibly get....oh wait....yup, they just added another rung to the ladder. I can understand if the aircraft takes off or lands on US soil but this is pointless.

Personal information will only be disclosed to, and used by, authorized individuals who have a need to know the information in order to perform their duties."

Right. I'll sleep much better knowing the same dolts who mis-manage other confidential and far more serious information have us in their best interests. Screw you.

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