Originally Posted by
doober
I probably missed it, but when/how did we learn that the TSA claims SSI in not following the Privacy Act requirements?
I'd have to dig for the posts, but it's been reported here, certainly, from various posters' personal experience.
The TSA's own site claims they are
subject to the Privacy Act, but individual screeners seem quite averse to any sort of compliance, IME. And the statement on the TSA site is full of weasel words, like "will provide you with notice of the collection in
appropriate circumstances" (emphasis mine), so YMMV as to their actual compliance.
They do have some exemptions from the Privacy Act defined, as from their FAQs:
Originally Posted by TSA
The Privacy Act permits Federal agencies to exempt some of its systems of records from some provisions of the Privacy Act. For example, where a system contains information about a law enforcement investigation, TSA exempts access to the records to prevent the subjects of an investigation from learning of the existence of or content of the investigation.