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Gov’t Orders Airlines to Hand Over Passenger Data

HeadlineSep 22, 2004

The federal government revealed yesterday that it will order the nation’s 77 private airline companies to * turn over millions of passenger records* by November so it can begin testing a new passenger screening program. The information requested includes passenger names, addresses, telephone numbers, the names of traveling companions and meal preferences as well as any comments by the airline crew on the passenger.

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