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Flying from London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen or Southampton?

Kafka | 13.09.2004 17:39 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Technology | London | World

Know who is handling your personal data before you fly.

Flying from London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen or Southampton?

The United States Department of Homeland Security was caught stealing private health data from US based airlines. The data was given to private contractors, such as Ascent Technology, by US airlines at the request of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). Personal and private information found its way from these contractors to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The information included private medical information.

Since the attacks of 9/11, 2001, many dissidents within the United States have found themselves harassed by the DHS, FBI and US Secret Service. The harassment has included the release onto the Internet of private information from the medical files. The intent has been to discredit American critics of George Bush.

London Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton airports all use the AOMIS system. This system was designed and developed by Ascent Technology (of Cambridge, Massachusetts) in conjunction with IBM. UK users of these airports may wish to think twice about the disposition of their private information should they fly from these airports.

In addition to the release of private information, many Americans have found themselves barred from flights based on specious claims of terror links or terrorist propensities inferred by systems made by US contractors. Contact your local airport and ask them to refuse to do business with Ascent Technologies (AOMIS).

Kafka
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killing me

13.09.2004 20:22

you shouldn't be fucking flying anyway - unless you intend to kill yourself, all other humans and our children without our consent. Heard of climate chaos, anyone? Try the UN Panel on Climate Change for any background science if you need - 60-90% reduction in emissions or we're all dead. Think about what food etc you buy that flies to you too.

dead soon


wrong, wrong, wrong !!!

15.10.2004 09:09

AOMIS is not an Ascent Technology product, it is developed by IBM. AOMIS does not hold any passenger personal information of any type, nor have access to any of this information. The only passenger information it does record is the number of people who get on and off of planes at each airport.

Mr AOMIS


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