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Frequent flier program raises privacy, security questions
Frequent flier program raises privacy, security questions

By Greta Wodele, National Journal's Technology Daily
The recent announcement by the Transportation Security Administration that next summer it will finish deploying a nationwide program for frequent fliers raises numerous questions about technology, privacy and security.

Congress and the airline industry have pressured the agency to establish a timeline for the Registered Traveler program since the agency finished testing it in September. In the agency's spending law for next year, lawmakers directed officials to employ an existing database run by airports and airlines for the initiative in order to speed its deployment.

The agency bowed to lawmakers' requests by planning full deployment next year, after establishing technology and privacy standards, and defining responsibilities for the private sector.

The popular Registered Traveler pilot projects allowed participants to bypass long, slow-moving security checkpoint lines in exchange for voluntary background checks and access to biometric information obtained via iris and fingerprint scans. One criticism was that the projects were not connected. Registered travelers could reap the benefits of the program only with one airline carrier at the initial departure airport.

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=32762&sid=28

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