RegisteredTraveler: February 2006

Inefficient and Ineffective

Chertoff warns of airport security cutbacks

There will still be security lines, they'll just be inefficient without Registered Traveler.

It's a database of all frequent flyer program members

creating suspicion where none exists

Here's my objection. . .

it seems to me that anyone who would have a chip implanted which would get them into a highly secure government facility is asking for some bad guy (or girl) to amputate that limb.

Doesn't seem like a very good idea to me, but hey, what do I know?

Federal Mission Creep

Data Privacy and Federal Mission Creep.

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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview

Data Mining--Federal Government

Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
Data Mining and Homeland Security: An Overview (PDF; 134 KB)

"As with other aspects of data mining, while technological capabilities are important, there are other implementation and oversight issues that can influence the success of a project’s outcome. One issue is data quality, which refers to the accuracy and completeness of the data being analyzed. A second issue is the interoperability of the data mining software and databases being used by different agencies. A third issue is mission creep, or the use of data for purposes other than for which the data were originally collected. A fourth issue is privacy. Questions that may be considered include the degree to which government agencies should use and mix commercial data with government data, whether data sources are being used for purposes other than those for which they were originally designed, and possible application of the Privacy Act to these initiatives. It is anticipated that congressional oversight of data mining projects will grow as data mining efforts continue to evolve."

DHS and data privacy

15 February 2006
Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html

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[Federal Register: February 14, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[DHS-2006-0007]

Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The notice announces the date, time, location, and agenda for
the next meeting of the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy
and Integrity Advisory Committee. This meeting will include an
administrative session, which will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in
Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee meeting will be held in the Polaris Room
at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20004. Persons wishing to make
comments or who are unable to attend or speak at the meeting may submit
comments at any time. Comments must be identified by DHS-2006-0007 and
may be submitted by any one of the following methods:

-Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov

.

Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.

-E-mail: PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov . Include docket number in the subject line of the message.

-Fax: 571-227-4171.

-Mail: Ms. Toby Levin, Acting Executive Director, Data
Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland
Security, Mail Stop C-3, Arlington, VA, 22202.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the Department
of Homeland Security and DHS-2006-0007, the docket number for this
action.

-Comments received will be posted without alteration at
http://www.regulations.gov

, including any personal information provided.

-Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received by the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee, go
to

-http://www.regulations.gov

-Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy ., including any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy
Officer, or Toby Levin, Acting Executive Director, Data Privacy and
Integrity Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland Security,
Arlington, VA 22202, by telephone 571-227-3813, by facsimile 571-227-
4171, or by e-mail PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory
Committee (Committee) will be meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, in the
Polaris Room at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20004. The meeting
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m. Although most of
the meeting is open to the public, there will be a closed session
between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., in order to permit the Privacy
Advisory Committee members to discuss administrative and planning
items, including future meetings and a timeline for possible
subcommittee reports to the full Committee.

At the meeting, the Acting Chief Privacy Officer will provide an
update on the activities of the Privacy Office. The subcommittees on
Emerging Applications and Technology, Data Sharing and Usage,
Framework, and Screening will update the Committee on the work
currently being conducted. In the morning and afternoon sessions,
invited speakers will discuss how to foster information sharing while
protecting privacy.

An agenda will be posted on the Privacy Committee
Web site at http://www.dhs.gov/privacy prior to the meeting.

Public comments will be accepted during the meeting between 4 p.m.
and 4:30 p.m. All those who wish to testify during this time may
register in advance or sign-up on the day of the meeting. In order to
allow as many people as possible to testify, witnesses should limit
their remarks to three minutes. For those wishing to make written
comments, please follow the procedure noted above.

Public attendance is encouraged. Any member of the public who
wishes to attend the public session is requested to provide his or her
name no later than 12 p.m. e.s.t., Thursday, March 2, 2006, to Toby
Levin via e-mail at PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov ,

or via telephone at 571-227-3813.

This will assist with the preparation of meeting materials
and seating arrangements. Everyone who plans to attend is respectfully
requested to be present and seated by 8:15 a.m. for the morning session
and by 2:15 p.m. for the afternoon session.

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Persons with disabilities who require special assistance should
indicate this in their admittance request and are encouraged to
identify anticipated special needs as early as possible.

Although every effort will be made to accommodate all members of
the public, seating is limited and will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis.

Basis for Closure: A portion of this Committee meeting will be
clsed for administrative and planning purposes that are referenced
above. The closed portion is excluded from the Open Meetings
requirement, pursuant to the authority contained in 41 CFR 102-
3.160(b).

Dated: February 2, 2006.
Maureen Cooney,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-2048 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]

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