Originally Posted by
oliver2002
Interestingly for the German Easypass-RTP, US citizens are checked against the same database by the Bundespolizei and then cleared to use the Easypass gate. The German government does not ask the US counterpart if its OK for them.

While I wouldn’t be surprised that DHS seems to want way more info than anyone else, it could also be that DHS is willing to give derogatory info without you releasing it, unlike its more privacy minded friends across the pond.