Travel Security Update.Aug 13, 2007 DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) unveils new plan for passenger screening. DHS announced Thursday a plan to upgrade computerized airline passenger screening and says it has resolved congressional and public concerns about personal privacy. The Air Transport Association said the program must be "carefully crafted" to ensure privacy and minimize any impact on operations. ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment also said it was essential that the government weigh carrier feedback during the public comment period. Aug 10, 2007 How Safe Are E-Passports? The US Department of State began issuing electronic passports (e-passports) a year ago this month. E-passports are virtually the same as traditional passports, except for one very special feature: a small integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for or "chip" embedded in the back cover. This chip is meant to securely store the biographical information and digital image that are visually displayed on the passport, but a German security researcher has now twice demonstrated that it may not be very secure at all. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent article in tech magazine Wired, Lukas Grunwald, an e-passport consultant to the German parliament, last year found ways to pull information from the passports chips. This information could be transferred to a forged read-write chip that would appear valid to security officials when read. Now Grunwald has found flaws that will allow someone to replicate valuable information from these chips, such as fingerprints, as well as ways to disrupt passport readers made by two different manufacturers. He says these two manufacturers readers are presently in use at some airport entry points. Grunwald believes this means people can manipulate the readers to approve defunct passports, as well as forged ones. At this time the U.S. Department of State's Web site has no response to these new findings. Aug 10, 2007 Local agencies push for aerial police drones, chafe chafe (chaf) to irritate the skin, as by rubbing together of opposing skin folds. chafe v. To cause irritation of the skin by friction. at FAA restrictions. FAA restrictions on the use of unmanned aircraft Unmanned Aircraft (UA) is a term used in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) definition of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). UA refers to the aircraft portion of the system required to operate it, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. by police agencies has agitated ag·i·tate v. ag·i·tat·ed, ag·i·tat·ing, ag·i·tates v.tr. 1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force. 2. some police officials. The FAA granted more than 100 certifications for use of UAVs by various federal, state and local government agencies in 2006 and will approve about 70 applications this year. The chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the National Chiefs of Police Union. says that isn't enough, and that hobbyists are able to fly drones more freely than law enforcement. Aug 10, 2007 One year later, restrictions on liquids routine. Year-old restrictions imposed on the amounts of liquids carried by passengers on to planes are now an accepted part of the security routine. The Air Transport Association says the policy has had little impact on day-to-day operations, despite initial fears that the added inconvenience would drive away travelers. Aug 10, 2007 The Transportation Security Administration this fall plans to test with select airlines the latest version of its Secure Flight passenger-prescreening program, through which the government, rather than the airlines, would check passenger data against government watchlists in efforts to bolster air travel security. Aug 9, 2007 Aviation companies and Airlines sue CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). , FBI over info on Sept. 11 attacks. Aviation companies and airlines preparing to defend against suits springing from the tragedies of Sept. 11 are seeking to depose To make a deposition; to give evidence in the shape of a deposition; to make statements that are written down and sworn to; to give testimony that is reduced to writing by a duly qualified officer and sworn to by the deponent. officials with the FBI and CIA. The companies want to establish that the terrorists were so determined and well-financed that the airlines and aviation companies could not have prevented the attacks. Forty-one cases filed on behalf of 42 victims remain pending in federal court in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Aug 8, 2007 EU may impose travel restrictions similar to those in U.S. The EU has threatened to impose on American citizens restrictions similar to those put in place by the U.S. on Europeans. EU citizens are subject to electronic travel authorization under new Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States rules signed into law by President George W. Bush. Travelers must register online and give details of their passport, travel plans and scheduled meetings at least two days before departure. Aug 8, 2007 Airlines and aviation-related companies sued the CIA and the FBI on Tuesday, asking a federal court to let them interview investigators who can tell whether the aviation industry was to blame for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks or whether it had acted reasonably. Aug 7, 2007 MITIE secured a three-year contract with the Airline Operators Committee at Bristol, making the company the sole supplier for hold baggage screening there. Aug 7, 2007 Registered Traveler program benefits limited. So far, the biggest benefit for those in the Registered Traveler program seems to be "concierge" service to get their bags through regular screening equipment. Hi-tech gadgetry gadg·et·ry n. 1. Gadgets considered as a group. 2. The design or construction of gadgets. Noun 1. gadgetry - appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry" that was supposed to improve the process has not yet been approved. Aug 7, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). looks into remote baggage screening. The TSA is considering studying the possibility of adding remote baggage screeners to airport security, said Luis von Ahn Luis von Ahn is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where he also received his Ph.D. in 2005 under the supervision of Manuel Blum. Previously, von Ahn obtained a B.S. in mathematics from Duke University in 2000. , assistant professor in the computer science department at Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). . The idea would be to use "a fun computer game" to improve baggage screeners' performances and identify the most skilled screeners. Aug 7, 2007 Unpredictable security rules a headache for passengers. It's hard for a traveler to guess what might set off a security alarm these days. Chocolate, ice packs and games have all been fingered as possible threats. A TSA spokesman said the agency is "not going to ban cheese and ice packs anytime soon," but the list of suspect items is constantly changing to reflect everyday things that can look dangerous when viewed with an X-ray. Aug 7, 2007 Travelers from Europe may have to wait days before boarding. New anti-terror legislation designed to give U.S. officials more time to look into the backgrounds of air passengers from friendly countries may force some travelers to wait two to six days between purchasing an airline ticket and boarding their flights. Aug 6, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion