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To: tcmay who wrote (173595)	3/15/2003 8:13:41 PM
From: miraje	Respond to of 186894

But if it crops up in a few dozen cities, with a bunch more people dying, then people will cancel airline trips. Which means the airline industry, already teetering on the edge of widespread bankruptcies (911 fears, security hassles, high jet fuel prices), will likely go into a deep depression. Throw the militant unions into the mix as well. And "Hello, Big Brother" - If this CAPPS II goes into effect, I, for one, am really through with flying.. austin360.com Feds Testing Air Passengers Check System By LESLIE MILLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP)--The government is getting ready to test a new risk-detection system that would check background information and assign a threat level to everyone who buys a ticket for a commercial flight. The system, ordered by Congress after the Sept. 11 attacks, will gather much more information on passengers. Delta Air Lines will try it out at three unidentified airports beginning next month, and a comprehensive system could be in place by the end of the year. Transportation officials say a contractor will be picked soon to build the nationwide computer system, which will check such things as credit reports and bank account activity and compare passenger names with those on government watch lists. Advocates say the system will weed out dangerous people while ensuring law-abiding citizens aren't given unnecessary scrutiny. Critics see a potential for unconstitutional invasions of privacy and for database mix-ups that could lead to innocent people being branded security risks. There also is concern that the government is developing the system without revealing how information will be gathered and how long it will be kept. ``We may be creating a massive surveillance system without public discussion,'' said Barry Steinhardt, an American Civil Liberties Union director...