The Transportation Security Agency, operating under the auspices of Homeland Security, had publicly pledged two years ago--in official notices describing the Secure Flight program--that it "will not receive" or have access to dossiers on American travelers compiled by a Beltway contractor.
That promise turned out to be untrue, according to a report published Friday by DHS' privacy office. The commercial data "made its way directly to TSA, contrary to the express statements in the fall privacy notices about the Secure Flight program," the report says.
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In an interview with CNET News.com earlier this year, Peter Pietra, TSA's director of privacy policy, downplayed those concerns. Pietra said the agency disagrees with GAO's interpretation of the law.
The TSA government agency disagrees with a law, so they disregard the law.
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