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I'm guessing the official position is something like "If a suspected terrorist know they are a suspected terrorist, their behavior might change in order to hide
by capableweb 4y ago
I'm guessing the official position is something like "If a suspected terrorist know they are a suspected terrorist, their behavior might change in order to hide easier, and sometimes we put suspected terrorists on the no-fly list, so if they could see that, they could figure out we now suspect them of something.". But that's just a guess, maybe there are better reasons out there.
- skywhopper 4y agoAnd yet, if they are on the selectee list and get pulled for SSSS screening every time they fly, they'll probably know.
- naasking 4y agoIf the list were public they could know this in advance though, and send someone who hasn't yet been flagged and so attacks would be harder to thwart. This is only hypothetical though, and given the size of the list I'm skeptical it's all that reliable to begin with.
- capableweb 4y agoMaybe they handle it the same as if you trigger the anti-fraud system for the various IT companies ie they don't tell you anything but "I'm sorry but we cannot accept payments from you and I can't tell you why". To be honest, the whole thing sounds like a farce, just trying to get some understanding from perspective I don't myself hold.
- sschueller 4y agoSo airlines actually make the effort to contact the authorities when someone on the list tries to book a flight? Are we sure they do this?