Holy Moses. If this isn\’t BIG BROTHER attempting to claw away at your privacy with his big hands, I don\’t know what is. This from the Washington Post.
Fliers to Be Rated for Risk Level
New System Will Scrutinize Each Passenger, Assign Color Code
In the most aggressive — and, some say, invasive — step yet to protect air travelers, the federal government and the airlines will phase in a computer system next year to measure the risk posed by every passenger on every flight in the United States.
The new Transportation Security Administration system seeks to probe deeper into each passenger\’s identity than is currently possible, comparing personal information against criminal records and intelligence information. Passengers will be assigned a color code — green, yellow or red — based in part on their city of departure, destination, traveling companions and date of ticket purchase.
Most people will be coded green and sail through. But up to 8 percent of passengers who board the nation\’s 26,000 daily flights will be coded \”yellow\” and will undergo additional screening at the checkpoint, according to people familiar with the program. An estimated 1 to 2 percent will be labeled \”red\” and will be prohibited from boarding. These passengers also will face police questioning and may be arrested.
Wow. This creeps me out. I understand the rationale, but disagree with the methodology. Hey, I have an idea. Why don\’t we just extradite ILLEGAL ALIENS from our country and send them home? Or, how about this. racial profile those who LOOK like terrorists instead of frisking and wanding grandmas in support hose!
The first mistake was federalizing airport security. It should have been privatized. This system is the next mistake. How many people are going to be erroneously coded as yellow or red? Ah, and how long before people of faith are going to be labeled as \”dangerous\”, thereby receiving the \”scarlett color\”?
Stay safe folks. It is getting crazier by the day. Be sure you are standing on the Rock, cause the storms are coming.