no-fly lists
Grounded passenger rosters
No-fly lists are government-maintained registers of individuals prohibited from boarding commercial aircraft, typically due to suspected terrorism connections.
The US no-fly list expanded dramatically after September 11, 2001.
Critics note the lists' secrecy and difficulty of removal once added: He discovered he was on the no-fly list when he tried to check in.
Tracked items roster
- travel banProhibition on journeys
- passenger screeningInspecting travelers for threats
- security checkpointInspection point for safety
- aviation securityMeasures protecting air travel
prohibited · blacklist · vetting · security clearance · threat assessment · counterterrorism · grounded · restricted
Rights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- redressCompensation for injury
- appealFormal review request
- ACLUAdvocacy group for constitutional protections
constitutional rights · privacy concerns · false positive · legal challenge · transparency · accountability · ombudsman · litigation
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
database · biometrics · facial recognition · government surveillance · false positive · cross-referencing · flagged · dossier
watchlist
Tracked items roster
- travel banProhibition on journeys
- passenger screeningInspecting travelers for threats
- security checkpointInspection point for safety
aviation security · prohibited · blacklist · vetting · security clearance · threat assessment · counterterrorism · grounded · restricted · sanctioned
civil liberties
Rights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- redressCompensation for injury
- appealFormal review request
ACLU · constitutional rights · privacy concerns · false positive · legal challenge · transparency · accountability · ombudsman · litigation · discrimination
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
intelligence · database · biometrics · facial recognition · government surveillance · false positive · cross-referencing · flagged · dossier
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- aviation rulescivil aviation, pilot licenses, air traffic control, aviation security, safety standards
- rights abusestorture, ethnic cleansing, arbitrary detention, political prisoners, disappearances
- security lawssedition laws, secrecy laws, FISA, security clearances, mass surveillance
- surveillancesurveillance, CCTV, security camera, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras
list, flight, flying, nonstop, lists, flies, flights, nonprofit, noticeably