DELTA RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS

Starting later this month, Delta passengers will be asked a lot
more than 'window or aisle', or whether you want that 'special meal'. Delta
wants to know more: a lot more. As a pilot test of a new Orwellian airline
'security' program, Delta will be running background checks on anyone who
flies Delta from one of three as-yet undisclosed airports.

What will Delta do?

a.. Run a credit check on you;
b.. Investigate your banking history;
c.. Run a criminal background check.
You will then be assigned you own Threat Assessment Color

Greens will pass through security as normal.
Yellows would require additional screening.
Reds are not allowed to fly.

How will they determine what color you are?
No one knows.

Does a bad credit rating make you a terrorist?
No one knows.

Will an unpaid parking ticket flag you 'red'?
No one knows.

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WHAT DO WE KNOW?

For starters, this is an incredible invasion of privacy.
All the information gathered will be stored for fifty
(50!) years on computers that may or may not be safe from malicious hackers
out to steal your identity. Airlines can barely be trusted with luggage. Do
you really want to trust Delta with your bank account, SSN, mother's maiden
name, and credit rating? By their own admission, Delta's computer servers
are attacked over 500 times a day.

DELTA : CREDIT KILLER


Every time a credit report is run on you, it hurts your
credit rating.

Frequent fliers will not only have a nice thick Delta
dossier, but a damaged credit history to boot. Mileage or mortgage: the
choice is yours.