For those attending today’s discussion of Government Survelliance of Travellers and the DHS “Automated Targeting System” (ATS) at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, or those who can’t make it but are interested in the topic, here are the slides from the presentation by Edward Hasbrouck of the Identity Project (PapersPlease.org), and links to additional references:

• Slides of Edward Hasbrouck’s presentation (PDF) on “Government Surveillance of Travelers”
• FAQ: What’s in a Passenger Name Record (PNR)? (includes information on the major Computerized Reservations Systems (CRSs/GDSs) that host PNR data, and links to additional background reading)
• Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented (Washington Post front page, September 21, 2007; reports on initial responses to requests for ATS records by the Identity Project)
• Hasbrouck vs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Privacy Act and FOIA litigation for information from and about ATS)
• Other litigation related to the DHS “Automated Targeting System”
• Policy analysis by the Identity Project (includes comments on ATS rulemakings and complaints that ATS violates US human rights treaty obligations)
• Edward Hasbrouck’s testimony to the European Parliament about international transfers of PNR data (Brussels, 8 April 2010)
• FAQ: Secure Flight (parallel TSA system of surveillance and control of domestic US air travel)
• How to request your own travel records (with sample request forms; please contact us if you are willing to share the responses to your requests or would like help interpreting them)

Today’s event is open to the public, so please join us if you are in New York and free at mid-day.