ID:

374

Date:

2004-01-19

Headline:

Northwest shared passenger information with NASA

Reporter's name:

Jon Swartz

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

USA Today

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) used FOIA to obtain records showing that Northwest Airlines shared passenger information with NASA for a project on aviation security - without telling its customers. This discovery comes on the heels of news that JetBlue provided data on over a million passengers to a Department of Defense contractor four months earlier.

Keywords:

Northwest, airline, security, passenger, privacy, Pentagon, contractor

URL:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2004-01-19-nw_x.htm

Agencies:

DOD
DOT
NASA

States:

DC

Categories:

air safety
civil rights
terrorism
transportation