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White House Develops Frequent Traveler Program A new international travel program is in the works,
according to the National Journal’s Technology Daily. The “global enrollment
system," as Elaine Dezenski, acting assistant secretary for border and
transportation security at DHS called it, would include such measures as quicker
lines and security screenings in exchange for a fee and biographical and
biometric data. This proposal is based on a current, controversial domestic
registered-travel system.
Although many civil rights advocates have expressed concern
with the new program, citing questions of cost, privacy, and whether or not it
will actually improve security, White House officials believe that it will
strengthen the nation’s borders, especially in the cases of those who cross
the border frequently. A new database would contain names and biometric
information, such as fingerprints or scanned irises, for travelers who cross
borders on a regular basis.
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