Tag: WATCHLIST

We've all heard the tales of woe from some travelers who've been delayed or even apprehended at airports because they had names vaguely similar to those of some terrorist somewhere. They've been victims of the government's current aged and misbehaving terrorist watchlist. The good news is that there's a $500-million (and counting) upgrade in process that will replace the current system. The bad ...

Wired's Ryan Singel has posted an interesting and useful column about removing yourself from government watch lists. Ryan's "first rule for most people in getting off a watch list is to accept that you are not on a list." Instead, he suggests that more often than not you are the victim of a poor matching algorithm or a vague listing for someone else. If you're having problems printing out ...