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Heathrow center of 'surveillance
society?'
UPI
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
A British government agency charged with data protection said
it was worried that plans to fingerprint airline passengers will
lead to a "surveillance society."
The Information Commissioner's Office, the British data protection
agency, said a decision to fingerprint passengers at Heathrow's
new terminal was illegal because it violated data protection laws,
The Times of London said Monday.
"Our concern is with the surveillance society. Is this another
step on the road toward that kind of society?" an Information
Commissioner representative said.
The British government denies claims that it asked the British
Airports Authority to take the fingerprints of passengers at security
checkpoints to later check at the gate to verify the ticketed
passenger is the same one boarding the plane.
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BAA officials said the British government needed enhanced security
measures at Heathrow due to its capacity and profile, adding,
"We are confident that there is no breach of the Data Protection
Act and nor do these measures affect the fundamental rights of
our passengers, principally because we encrypt all data immediately
and destroy it within 24 hours."
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