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CDC Information Gathering & Quarantine Proposals: Links and Resources (4/25/2006)
A secret deal has been revealed between the Department of Homeland Security
and the Centers for Disease Control to share airline passenger data --
a deal that violates agreements that DHS has signed with the E.U. and possibly other
foreign governments. This deal raises questions about the government's
apparent inability to respect privacy restrictions, as well as its habitual
drive to operate in secrecy.
