Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
IIRC, in addition to SSSS selectee screening, one of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission was better communication between government agencies.
Communication is great, but I haven't seen any good ideas about how that information is going to get from "the government" down to the TSA screeners on the line. The present "no fly" list can be bypassed by anyone in about two minutes.
I am merely suggesting ways to make the data mining more efficient and less intrusive to Americans who are flying within the country. To me, such use of databases is less intrusive than TSA stopping me, frisking me, and pawing through my bags.
Or perhaps such a system would result in you getting hassled even more by the TSA. I travel abroad; you said that's a flag. Terrorists plotting an attack would probably fly regularly to observe security measures. I fly regularly. In the past they use large planes from major cities. I fly to those major cities. They might buy books or borrow books from the library about terrorism because those books discuss vulnerabilities. I do that too. Terrorists might search Google for useful information, or go to a place like this forum. I do both of those, as well. Terrorists make international calls. So do I.
SecureFlight, as announced by the TSA, was expected to "red flag" 1-2% of travelers each day based on this kind of datamining. That equals 20,000 - 40,000 people each day banned from flying. Seems like only a matter of time before I get put on the blacklist.