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GAO Report Terrorist Watch List Screening: Efforts to Help Reduce Adverse Effects on the Public
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:46:00 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Robert Cannon <rcannon100 () yahoo com> Date: October 6, 2006 1:26:22 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: GAO Report Terrorist Watch List Screening: Efforts to Help Reduce Adverse Effects on the Public
For IP... GAO Report Terrorist Watch List Screening: Efforts to Help Reduce Adverse Effects on the Public. GAO-06-1031, September 29. http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-1031 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d061031high.pdf Annually, millions of individuals—from international travelers to visa applicants—are screened for terrorism links against the watch list. At times, a person is misidentified because of name similarities, although the exact number is unknown. In some cases, agencies can verify the person is not a match by comparing birth dates or other data with watch list records, but agencies do not track the number. In other cases, they ask TSC for help. From December 2003 (when TSC began operations) to January 2006, agencies sent tens of thousands of names to TSC, and about half were misidentifications, according to TSC. While the total number of people misidentified may be substantial, it likely represents a fraction of all people screened. Even so, misidentifications can lead to delays, intensive questioning and searches, missed flights, or denied entry at the border..... =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Cybertelecom :: Federal Internet Law & Policy www.cybertelecom.orgThis is the 100th Anniversary of Gandhi's Satyagraha Movement. See 100 Years of Non Violence http://www.nyc-dop.com/gandhi/
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