US Edition‘Politics’ Is Not a Valid Reason to Abort the TSA’s Quiet Skies Program
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‘Politics’ is not a valid reason to abort the TSA’s Quiet Skies program
With one fewer security layer now available, the air system may indeed be no more risky, as the secretary of Homeland Security claims. It is, however, difficult to believe that it will be more secure.
Quiet Skies No More: Trump Axes TSA's $200 Million Covert Surveillance Spectacle
Quiet Skies was a $200 million-a-year ghost hunt that swapped due process for paranoia and turned air marshals into glorified skybound voyeurs with clipboards. #QuietSkies #SurveillanceState #TSAWatchlist #CivilLiberties #GovernmentOverreach #TulsiGabbard #NationalSecurity #PrivacyMatters #EndMassSurveillance
Trump administration endsv ‘Quiet Skies’ traveler surveillance program - West Hawaii Today
WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, announced Thursday that the Trump administration was ending a counterterrorism program used to conduct surveillance on air travelers, contending that the program had been exploited to target conservatives while failing to stop any attacks.
Donald Trump's government and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officialized the end of the controversial air surveillance program known as "Quiet Skies." The initiative, implemented since 2010, was severely criticized for its lack of transparency, favoritism towards influential characters and an estimated annual cost of US$ 200 million. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem justified the decision by claiming that the program deviated from its origi…
DHS terminates Quiet Skies watchlist program
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is ending the Quiet Skies program, which was designed as a counter-terror program but which the DHS now says ”was used to target political opponents and benefit political allies”. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will continue to perform vetting functions regarding commercial aviation security threats. These actions will be boosted by the implementation of Real ID…
Trump administration shuts down "Quiet Skies" passenger surveillance program
NEW YORK, June 8, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Trump administration has closed a program that used undercover U.S. air marshals on flights to surveil passengers, and removed a government official who took responsibility for putting Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in it. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem, called for an investigation into […] The post Trump administration shuts down “Quiet Skies” passenger surveill…
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