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I think what people have to watch closely is the collation of these different lists. The American do-not-fly list already is full of mistakes[0][1][2] and insti
by mattnewton 10y ago
I think what people have to watch closely is the collation of these different lists. The American do-not-fly list already is full of mistakes[0][1][2] and institutionalized prejudice[3][4], and so if that score affected more it would damage even more.
[0] http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/no-fly-mistakes-cat-stevens-ted-kennedy-john-lewis/ http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/politics/no-fly-mistakes-cat-s...
[1] http://theresurgent.com/these-people-mistakenly-ending-up-on-the-no-fly-list-should-they-not-have-their-second-amendment-rights/ http://theresurgent.com/these-people-mistakenly-ending-up-on...
[2] https://theintercept.com/2016/04/06/class-action-suit-targets-system-that-added-a-baby-to-terrorist-watchlist/ https://theintercept.com/2016/04/06/class-action-suit-target...
[3] https://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/tools-resources/fact-sheets-and-faqs/faqs-about-fbi-informant-program-and-no-fly# https://ccrjustice.org/home/get-involved/tools-resources/fac...
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/22/us-stops-british-muslim-family-flight-disneyland-david-cameron https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/22/us-stops-bri...
- r00fus 10y agoThe fact that the no-fly list can be manipulated without visibility is exactly why it's so useful to authoritarian regimes like China's communist party and the US security-state.