Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Capps II is dead; Long live Capps II
This headline in Jame's Hasbrouk blog (the Practical Nomad and an active anti-CAPPS crusader) is truer than you think. Let's think for a moment about what the phrase "the king is dead; long live the king" really means. When loyal subjects lamented the passing of one regent, they immediately proclaimed their allegiance to the NEW guy taking the throne. The second half wasn't wishful thinking about reincarnation. It was an immediate and unflinching statement that anarchy was not the new game in town. That a new king was on his way.
And that's how the government is thinking about it. Almost as soon as Tom Ridge announced the termination of CAPPS II development due to unresolved privacy issues, other Homeland Security officials began talking about its successor:
"A department spokeswoman Thursday said she couldn't elaborate on technology issues that hindered CAPPS II, but she did say that the project would be redirected to take into account data privacy concerns. "Homeland Security is still highly committed to replacing the antiquated passenger pre-screening program already in place [known as CAPPS], which Transportation Security Administration inherited," she said. There is no yet timetable for the new project." Information Week
While there is no timetable, there is clearly an agenda. It is inevitable that we will participate in some kind of more aggressive passenger screening at airports. If you want to weigh in on what that screening might look like, now is a VERY good time to write your Congressperson.
And that's how the government is thinking about it. Almost as soon as Tom Ridge announced the termination of CAPPS II development due to unresolved privacy issues, other Homeland Security officials began talking about its successor:
"A department spokeswoman Thursday said she couldn't elaborate on technology issues that hindered CAPPS II, but she did say that the project would be redirected to take into account data privacy concerns. "Homeland Security is still highly committed to replacing the antiquated passenger pre-screening program already in place [known as CAPPS], which Transportation Security Administration inherited," she said. There is no yet timetable for the new project." Information Week
While there is no timetable, there is clearly an agenda. It is inevitable that we will participate in some kind of more aggressive passenger screening at airports. If you want to weigh in on what that screening might look like, now is a VERY good time to write your Congressperson.
# posted by AmandaWelsh @ 4:58 PM 
