FYI, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Declan McCullagh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:58 AM Subject: FC: BoycottDelta.com launches to protest airline's snooping
> > --- > > Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 03:31:24 -0600 > Subject: Delta Air Lines Boycott Underway > From: Bill Scannell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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.com . > > In the event that the name servers have not yet propagated, the site can be > reached at: > > http://216.240.45.67 > > 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 Contact: Bill Scannell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list > You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. > To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html > This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ > Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ___________________________________________________________ FoIB Mailing List - Bits, Analysis, Digital Group Therapy http://www.ianbell.com
