Canadian border guards have secret access to a US "anti-terror" database of 680,000 names

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/22/take-me-off-eh.html

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Good thing people can’t change their names.

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The second-highest concentration of people designated as “known or suspected terrorists” by the government is in Dearborn, Mich.

This has to be the laziest list of all time.

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Lemme guess… Dearborn has a heavy Muslim population?

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Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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Ted Kennedy’s still on that list, right?

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When asked what Ottawa is doing to ensure that the database is accurate, and to ensure that innocent travellers aren’t caught up in the database, the spokesperson said: “Procedures have been introduced to allow for the consideration of exculpatory and clarifying information, as well as to update and correct information when errors are detected. Protocols also exist around the use and protection of information.”

Translation: nothing has been done or will be done to ensure that the database is accurate.

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