Re: [privacy] U.S. Given Information on EU Travelers' Sexual Orientati on

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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It is my understanding that it is already "data-mined" from
existing resources (your travel profiles with travel agencies,
NIH, banks [SWIFT data], etc.) and made available when you travel,
according all publishde reports that I have read on the EU-U.S.
agreement(s).

As to whether it is in a searchable database prior to your travel,
or as the U.S. Customs & Border Enforcement checks your passport
on entry, I don't know.

- - ferg



- -- h.gold () mal-aware org wrote:


Are you forced to give all this information before you can travel??  

On 24 Jul 2007 at 18:06, Paul Ferguson wrote:


> Via PinkNews.co.uk (props, Pogo Was Right).
>
> [snip]
>
> The European Commission quietly approved an agreement this Monday
> which gives the US Department of Homeland Security unprecedented
> access to the personal information of anyone on a transatlantic
> flight, including details of their sexual orientation.
>
> The DHS insists on the right to use the information for disease
> control, and there are fears that gay passengers may be singled out as
> possible HIV risks.
>
> The plans involve upgrading information which is already sent by
> airlines to the DHS on the 4-million-plus Britons who visit the US
> every year, including payment details, home address and the passengers
> in-flight meal choice.
>
> The agreement adds 19 possible new categories, including information
> on ethnic origin, political and philosophical opinions, credit card
> numbers, trade union membership, sex life and details of the
> passengers' health.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-5008.html
>
> - - ferg

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