Comment Submitted by Sharon E. Cathcart

Document ID: DHS-2007-0049-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Department Of Homeland Security
Received Date: August 29 2007, at 02:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 30 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: August 22 2007, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: September 21 2007, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8027c337
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This is comment on Notice

Privacy Act of 1974; US–VISIT; Arrival and Departure Information System (ADIS) System of Records

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I am very concerned about the potential for abuse under this proposal, and its sister document, DHS-2007-0050. With the collection of data being unavailable under FOIA, the potential for error and abuse is enormous. This documentation is allegedly only concerning non-citizens, but what if one of the folks whose information is stored in this system becomes a citizen? What kind of abuses can occur *then*? Really, this is the same kind of system employed by the Stasi and the KGB. I think all citizens should be concerned.

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Comment Submitted by Sharon E. Cathcart
Public Submission Posted: 08/30/2007 ID: DHS-2007-0049-0003