American Civil Liberties Union

CAPPS II

General Accounting Office Report on CAPPS II

• GAO Report on CAPPS II
• Legislation Mandating GAO Report on CAPPS II: DHS 2004 Appropriations
• CAPPS II Section of HR 2115, the "Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act"

Links on European Cooperation with CAPPS II

• European Parliament Report Condemning Passenger Data Sharing (02/24/2004)
• Report by European Privacy Groups on EU-US Passenger Privacy, with comments by ACLU (02/02/2004)
• ACLU Memorandum on EU Passenger Data Sharing (02/02/2004)
• EU-US Agreement on data sharing
• Letter to European Commission from EU privacy officials on whether CAPPS II participation is permitted by EU privacy law (02/06/2004)
• Opinion of EU Privacy Officials on the EU-US Agreement (1/29/2004)
• Press release New Report Shows Why Americans Must Join With Europeans To Protect Privacy, ACLU Says (02/02/2004)

General links

• The Seven Problems With CAPPS II
• Transcript of Washington Post online chat with Jay Stanley (01/12/2004)
• Transcript of Washington Post online chat with Barry Steinhardt (09/10/2003)
• Video: National Press Club left-right forum on CAPPS II (08/25/2003)
• Remarks by Laura W. Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at CAPPS II forum (08/25/2003)
• Facts On Airport Security
  FEATURE: JetBlue Breach of Passenger's Privacy
• FEATURE: Discrimination
• FEATURE: ACLU "No-Fly List" lawsuit
• FEATURE: Secrecy
• FEATURE: ACLU privacy page

• ACLU Comments to Department of Homeland Security on the "Passenger and Aviation Security Screening Records" (09/30/2003)
• Congressional testimony of Barry Steinhardt, Director of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Program, on Government Data Mining (05/20/2003)
• Testimony of ACLU Legislative Counsel Timothy Edgar on "Collecting Intelligence Under the Law" (04/09/2003)
• Coalition Letter to the House Select Committee on Homeland Security Urging Opposition to the CAPPS II Program (03/25/2003)
• Coalition Letter to the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Urging Support to the Wyden Amendment (03/12/2003)
• Letter to the Department of Transportation on ""Aviation Security Screening Records"" (02/24/2003)

Press Releases

• ACLU Asks International Group Not To Endorse Global Travel Surveillance System (03/30/2004)
• ACLU Condemns Government Plans to Order Airlines to Turn Over Travel Details on 100 Million Americans (03/17/2004)
• Homeland Security Report on JetBlue Confirms TSA's Involvement in Privacy Scandal, ACLU Says (02/20/2004)
• Passenger Threat-Ranking System Rated "Red" For Stop By Congressional Investigators (02/12/2004)
• New Report Shows Why Americans Must Join With Europeans To Protect Privacy, ACLU Says (02/02/2004)
• ACLU Criticizes Plans To Implement CAPPS II, 'Trusted Traveler' Programs (01/11/2004)
• As Congress Puts Controversial CAPPS II Program on Hold, ACLU Urges TSA to Abandon Super Snoop Profiling System (09/30/2003)
• ACLU, Conservatives, Civil Rights Groups Agree: CAPPS II Raises Serious Privacy and Security Concerns (08/25/2003)
• ACLU Technology Expert Tells Congress to Watch the Watchers (05/20/2003)
• House Committee Needs to Ask Tough Questions About Domestic Data-Mining Surveillance Systems (05/06/2003)
• Problems With No-Fly List Show Problems With CAPPS II Airline Profiling System (04/30/2003)
• Right-Left Comes Together Over Privacy, Civil Liberties Post-9/11; Forum Demonstrates Need for Effective, Constitutional Security Measures (04/10/2003)
• ACLU Criticizes CAPPS II in New Online Advertisements (04/02/2003)
• Right-Left Groups Tell Homeland Security Committee to Curb CAPPS II (03/25/2003)
• ACLU Opposes Ashcroft Government Surveillance Bill; Says Proposal Threatens Freedom Without Ensuring Safety (03/04/2003)
• CAPPS II Data-Mining System Will Invade Privacy and Create Government Blacklist of Americans, ACLU Warns (02/27/2003)
• ACLU Files Comments on Apparent CAPPS II Twin Initiative; Says ""Aviation Security Screening Records"" Hurts Safety and Freedom (02/24/2003)

Other Links

• Text of Wyden Amendment limiting CAPPS II and the Total Information and Awareness (TIA) program (March 12, 2003) (PDF)
• EPIC site about air travel privacy
• Travel expert Edward Hasbrouck's page on privacy