One of the recent reactions to the air traveller privacy invasions by various Federal agencies is a boycott of airlines that collaborate with trial projects. Delta Airlines are the test player for CAPPS II, so the Boycott Delta project has launched an informational web site.
Here's the press release from our friendly neighborhood Usual Suspect,
who also managed a Boycott Adobe website to pressure Adobe to drop charges
against Dmitry Sklayrov. As an added bonus, you can go to the boycottdelta
website and enjoy the Poindexteresque campaign logo.
http://boycottdelta.org/images/deltaeyebanner.gifFrom: Bill Scannell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 2:45 PM Subject: Re: Email on your BoycottDelta ?
In response to Delta Air Line's utter lack of concern with the privacy of their customers demonstrated by their participation in a test of the CAPPS II system, a Delta disinvestment campaign has been launched at:
http://www.boycottdelta.org .
The idea of citizens having to undergo a background investigation that includes personal banking information and a credit check simply to travel in his or her own country is invasive and un-American. The CAPPS II system goes far beyond what any thinking citizen of this country should consider reasonable.
If enough people refuse to fly Delta, then it is likely that other airlines will refuse to implement this sadly misguided and anti-democratic system. The boycott will remain in full effect until Delta Air Lines publicly withdraws from any involvement with the testing of CAPPS II.
Press/Analyst Contact: Bill Scannell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
