Secure Flight

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Secure Flight is a U.S. government passenger prescreening program that compares airline traveler information against federal watch lists to enhance aviation security and reduce misidentifications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation security program
passenger prescreening program
administeredBy Transportation Security Administration
appliesTo airline passengers
commercial air travel
comparesAgainst No Fly List
Selectee List
federal watch lists
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor potential for false positives
privacy concerns
dataSource airline-provided passenger information
online booking systems
travel agents
goal identify individuals who may pose a threat to aviation security
minimize impact on passengers misidentified as watch-listed
implements risk-based screening
industry aviation security
introducedBy Transportation Security Administration
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalAuthority 49 U.S.C. § 44903(j)
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
operator Transportation Security Administration
United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
partOf U.S. aviation security system
policyArea counterterrorism
homeland security
privacySafeguard retention limits on passenger data
use of data only for watch list matching and security purposes
purpose compare passenger data to federal watch lists
enhance aviation security
reduce misidentifications
relatedProgram DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
TSA Pre✓
surface form: TSA PreCheck
replaced airline-managed watch list matching for U.S.-bound flights
requires airlines to submit passenger information to TSA
scope certain overflights of the United States
flights to, from, and within the United States
screeningOutcome cleared for travel
denied boarding
selected for enhanced screening
usesData date of birth
gender
known traveler number
passenger full name
redress number

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Known Traveler Number system usedBy Secure Flight
this entity surface form: Secure Flight program