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The Practical Nomad blog: USA government refuses to learn from passport problems
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Laquo; Report from Iran. ICANN posts procedures for independent review and information disclosure ». Sunday, 24 June 2007. USA government refuses to learn from passport problems. From the day they went into effect. In January of this year, the new USA. Requiring passports for all. Travel by air between the USA. And Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean (even for citizens of the USA. Returning home from abroad) have been a disaster. When I pointed out these omissions in comments. Filed for the Identity Project.
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The Practical Nomad blog: The Amazing Race 14, Episode 8
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Laquo; Aviation and the environment. The Amazing Race 14, Episode 9 (Online hotel discounts) ». Sunday, 12 April 2009. The Amazing Race 14, Episode 8. Phuket (Thailand) - Bangkok (Thailand). First of all, thanks to Edward for letting me share my thoughts on this episode of The Amazing Race 14. Set entirely in Thailand, it brought up two of the more interesting elements of travel there: transport and trannies. Let's focus on transportation first. And the best Thai long-distance trains are as comfortable a...
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The Practical Nomad blog: Governments prepare to log travellers' movements on passport chips
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Laquo; Traveller registration redux. Airlines and CRS's violating European privacy laws - again ». Thursday, 28 September 2006. Governments prepare to log travellers' movements on passport chips. Earlier this month - before being sidetracked with other deadlines. The start of a new season of The Amazing Race. And major electrical work on my house that made it hard to get any work done for the last week - I attended a Symposium on Machine-Readable Travel Documents. ICAO) in Montréal, Québec. A wide range ...
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The Practical Nomad blog: Why CAPPS-II would cost a billion dollars
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Laquo; "CAPPS II Faces Massive Technical Challenges". Government Data Rules Eliminate Hope of Privacy for US Air Travelers" ». Friday, 13 February 2004. Why CAPPS-II would cost a billion dollars. Several people have asked for the basis of my cost estimate for CAPPS. II, quoted today. Full name", "home address", "home phone number", and date of birth) is an extrapolation. Comments to the INS. S required for CAPPS. II, as compared with APIS. And in my comments to the DOT. Department of Transportation regul...
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The Practical Nomad blog: Permission to travel
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Laquo; The Amazing Race 10, Episode 4. The Amazing Race 10, Episode 5 ». Sunday, 15 October 2006. Should you have to ask for permission from the government before you are allowed to get on a plane or cruise ship? Mother, may I? Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed that airlines cruise lines, and operators of all other ships and planes - including charter flights, air taxis, fishing vessels, etc. - be required to get individual permission ("clearance") from the DHS. This week with the DHS.
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The Practical Nomad blog: Why I'm suing the Department of Homeland Security
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Laquo; US-DOT revising airline consumer protection rules. Thanks for your support! Wednesday, 25 August 2010. Why I'm suing the Department of Homeland Security. Update: Several readers have asked, "What can I do to help? See the Identity Project's FAQ. Edward Hasbrouck v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. If you'd like to volunteer to help out in other ways, please contact me. Today the First Amendment Project. Is filing a lawsuit on my behalf. According to the complaint. Hasbrouck v. CBP. This complai...
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The Practical Nomad blog: How to request your travel records
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Laquo; ICANN prepares to renew the ".aero" top-level domain. Reminder: Talk tonight in San Francisco ». Saturday, 10 January 2009. How to request your travel records. Excerpt from a simple Passenger Name Record. PNR) from the file about me kept by the CBP. Click image for larger version. Most PNR. S have more information than this. More examples. Of what information these records contain and how they are used. By popular demand, I'm posting updated forms to request your PNR'. Or non-response). Please...
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The Practical Nomad blog: Blacklisted by AOL
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Laquo; Back in Brussels. New travel document requirements for USA citizens ». Thursday, 20 December 2007. I've recently received a message indicating that the IP address of my mail server has been blacklisted by AOL. That means any e-mail that I send to anyone at "aol.com" isn't being delivered. Although I can't tell for sure, it probably means that if you send e-mail from "aol.com" to "hasbrouck.org", AOL. Won't actually send it, but will delete it without telling you. If you are subscribed from an AOL.