TSA says it no longer tracks regular travelers as if they may be terrorists

[Eugene]

Source: Boston Globe

TSA says it no longer tracks regular travelers as if they may be terrorists

By Jana Winter and Jenn Abelson SPOTLIGHT FELLOW AND GLOBE STAFF DECEMBER 15, 2018

The Transportation Security Administration has curtailed its controversial “Quiet Skies” domestic surveillance program, following widespread criticism that federal air marshals were spying on thousands of unwitting fliers who are not suspected of any crime or on any terrorist watch list.

Agency officials told the Globe that air marshals no longer document the minor movements and behavior of these travelers, such as whether they fidget in the airport, go to the bathroom during the flight, or seem, according to the agency’s own checklist, to have a “cold, penetrating stare.”

The agency said it has also stopped following passengers through baggage claim and no longer compiles extensive reports on travelers who failed to rouse suspicions.

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Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/12/15/curtails-quiet-skies-passenger-surveillance/2lRAv2AwjGpUcgq08mHaPM/story.html

[samnsara]

1. hell i pee every hr on the plane..so they are tracking my pee time? :)

...guess they dont have anything better to do..like catch REAL terrorists.