Comment Submitted By Anonymous

This is a clear violation of the letter of the law of the existing Privacy Act of 1974. This is a clear violation of the intent of the Privacy Act of 1974. Setting up a system to scan millions of Americans for things such as this: "Section 5.2: What information is shared and for what purpose? Data obtained from other systems (e.g., ACE, AES, TECS, and NCIC) is used to identify cargo conveyances and travelers at high risk for involvement in terrorist activities or for other statutory violations, such as drug smuggling, counterfeiting, and intellectual property rights infringement.." --is just plain over reach--the slippery slope of improper government data use personified. What does "intellectual property right infringement" have to do with terrorism? So will you deny people the right to fly because the RIAA says they are potential sound file downloaders or have paid extorted fines to them , or because the BSA filed suit for Microsoft saying they are running computers on illegal copies of Windows software? Who lobbied to tuck this gem in there as this has nothing to do with "Homeland Security" and everything to do with expanded police powers not related to same. This is the TIA, illegally re-packaged with the same or worse faults such as no ability to view and correct errors, set up in the "black" with no public input prior to being presented as a completed deal replete with the fear mongering hints that if this is not done, terrorism will have us in our sleep. A monstrous invasion of privacy against the people of this country with the added harm of bowing to the pressures of the lobby groups for the recording and movie corporatations to elevate any supposed "infringement" on their dog bowls to those of an act of terrorism.