--- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:53:32 -0800 To: declanat_private From: Deborah Pierce <dspat_private> Subject: Comments needed now on DOT plan to implement portions of CAPPS II Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_218202829==.ALT" Hi Declan, In the middle of January the DOT put a notice in the Federal Register wanting to create a system of records that's exempt from the Privacy Act. Comments need to be submitted by Monday, Feb. 23. This system of records looks suspiciously like CAPPS II. Here's the link to the Federal Register notice: http://cryptome.org/tsa011503.htm. I thought this was a stealthy end run around the debate that should take place before such a surveillance plan is put into place, particularly since people will never be able to access the information collected about them, and particularly given all of the debate around the Total Information Awareness system. PrivacyActivism has drafted a sample letter asking for the proposed regs to be withdrawn. You can use this as a starting point for your own letter, or just print it out, sign it and mail it. See http://www.privacyactivism.org/Item/63 for the links to this letter in a variety of formats, and tips on writing good comments. Comments need to be mailed (fax and e-mail comments are not supported) to Documentary Services Division Attention: Docket Section, Room PL-101 Docket No. OST-1996-1437 Department of Transportation, SVC-124 Washington, DC 20590 Since comments are due on Monday, Feb. 24th, mailing them out before Friday of this week is important. For more information about the CAPPS II system people can view these link: http://www.privacyactivism.org/Topic/CAPPS. I'd really appreciate it if you could post this to Politech -- the more people who send letters to DOT the better. Best, Deborah ============================================== Deborah Pierce Executive Director Privacyactivism Bellevue, WA San Francisco, CA 415-225-1730 dspat_private www.privacyactivism.org =============================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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