What the DHS Knows About You 402
Sherri Davidoff writes "Here's a real copy of an American citizen's DHS Travel Record, retrieved from the US Customs and Border Patrol's Automated Targeting System and obtained through a FOIA/Privacy Act request. The document reveals that the DHS is storing: the traveler's credit card number and expiration; IP addresses used to make Web travel reservations; hotel information and itinerary; full airline itinerary including flight numbers and seat numbers; phone numbers including business, home, and cell; and every frequent flyer and hotel number associated with the traveler, even ones not used for the specific reservation."
What??? (Score:5, Funny)
At least the probably don't know how to use it... (Score:5, Funny)
If they have that much useless detail on everyone, chances are they won't be able to actually find anything in it. Yay for security through obscurity.
On the other hand, someone's probably going to break in and get all those credit card numbers...
Re:Hush, citizen. (Score:3, Funny)
Absolutely right! You wouldn't believe the number of hookers and the amount of blow needed to keep up our morale here at DHS.
Every time I do that I wonder... (Score:5, Funny)
What if Richard Reid had been the Underwear Bomber instead of the show Bomber?
Re:Reminds me... (Score:1, Funny)
Now now, you're forgetting the most diffcult one "[x] I have not committed genocide"
Re:Every time I do that I wonder... (Score:5, Funny)
What if Richard Reid had been the Underwear Bomber instead of the show Bomber?
Airports in California would be very popular...Airports in New Jersey, not so much.
Re:Reminds me... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Reminds me... (Score:3, Funny)
Of course they might spend less than my other half
Re:Reminds me... (Score:5, Funny)
And that is why I only trust Nigerians to handle my financial affairs.
Re:Reminds me... (Score:3, Funny)
http://cube1986.blogspot.com/2008/11/airport-security-dont-bother-asking.html [blogspot.com]
such gems as :
'are you seeking to engage in immoral activity'
-well, what if I plan to cheat on my wife with my pa? does that mean I can't come in
'are you involved in espionage'
-doh; what did they tell me to answer to this one in spy school? er...
'do you have a mental disorder'
-Gary McKinnon claims asbergers syndrome. Does that mean he can't come in?
Re:Reminds me... (Score:1, Funny)
Now now, you're forgetting the most diffcult one "[x] I have not committed genocide"
I knew my Nethack playing days would come back to haunt me!
Re:Every time I do that I wonder... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Reminds me... (Score:5, Funny)
'do you have a mental disorder'
Why yes, yes I do. I'm a pathological liar on questions like this one.
Re:Reminds me... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Reminds me... (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, I liked travelling to the US better when all I had to do was check the correct boxes on the amusing green form:
[x] I am not a terrorist [x] I am not planning a child abduction in the US
I visited the US before 9/11:
[x] I am not a communist
If you leave that last one unchecked it might now get you invited to become one of Obama's "advisors".
Re:Every time I do that I wonder... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Reminds me... (Score:3, Funny)
Get a non-xenophobic country,
But I'd have to reroll for that, and I've got too much rep grinding invested into this toon.