EPIC Recommends Greater Accountability for Government Screening Database
EPIC submitted comments to DHS urging the agency to improve transparency and privacy protections for the controversial Terrorist Screening Database that is used for Watchlist programs, such as the No Fly List, containing information that is often inaccurate and incomplete. The agency solicited comments on a proposal to remove Privacy Act safeguards while simultaneously expanding data collection and distributing data more widely across the DHS. EPIC and many other organization opposed the establishment of the Screening Database and called for the suspension pending a full review of the privacy and security implications. EPIC has testified before Congress about the risks of the Watchlist program.
February 23, 2016| Share:
