MARK OF THE BEAST ALERT

AP: Feds Collect Data on Air Travelers
Monday June 20, 3:15 pm ET
By Leslie Miller, Associated Press Writer
AP: Federal Agency Collected Extensive Personal Data About Airline Passengers Despite Pledge

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal agency collected extensive personal information about airline passengers although Congress told it not to and it said it wouldn't, according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
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A Transportation Security Administration contractor used three data brokers to collect detailed information about U.S. citizens who flew on commercial airlines in June 2004 in order to test a terrorist screening program called Secure Flight, according to documents that will be published in the Federal Register this week.

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