Browsing Posts published in November, 2009
Facebook has made detailed explanations of their privacy settings and is now trying to be more transparent in the privacy policy. Their comment policy remains open as well so that they may try to better understand their users’ wishes as well as attempting to keep people’s privacy.
Here’s the cut and paste that I got a few days ago from US Airways in my email about Secure Flight. Though you’d have to pay me to ever set foot on one of their planes again, I believe these rules are for all airlines.
Secure Flight changes how you book with US
Beginning October 30, 2009, we’ll be asking you for a bit more information when you book a reservation. The reason? A new, federally-mandated program called Secure Flight.
Run by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Secure Flight requires that we collect each passenger’s:
- Full name (as it appears on the government-issued photo ID you travel with)
- Date of birth
- Gender
- TSA-issued Redress Number (if applicable)
According to the TSA, Secure Flight will greatly reduce the number of passengers misidentified as matches to the watch list. Providing the required information will help prevent delays at the airport, particularly for passengers who have names similar to those on the watch list.
For more information or to learn about TSA’s privacy policies, including its privacy impact assessment, visit tsa.gov.
Thanks for flying with US.
Considering that my full name as it appears on the government-issued photo ID I travel with is my passport or my driver’s license, why do I then have to add my date of birth and gender? That’s already listed on all government-issued IDs. Do people suddenly forget what their gender or DOB is? I know that, if I were a criminal, I’d certainly know this and I don’t think any terrorist is going to lie about whether they are male or female.
I guess I’m just cranky that I now have to provide more information that is, essentially, redundant and doesn’t really help anything.
