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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secure Flight program | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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
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denied boarding ⓘ selected for enhanced screening ⓘ |
| usesData |
date of birth
ⓘ
gender ⓘ known traveler number ⓘ passenger full name ⓘ redress number ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Secure Flight program