Hacktivist finds US 'no-fly' list, reveals systemic bias, surveillance

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A bored hacktivist browsing an unsecured airline server stumbled upon national security secrets including the FBI's 'no fly' list. She says what she found reveals a 'perverse outgrowth of the surveillance state.'

The FBI Terrorism Screening Center's secret"no-fly" list just got a lot less mysterious thanks to a bored Swiss hacker who was exploring unsecured servers in her free time.unrelated indictment

A spokesperson for the airline confirmed the authenticity of the files to Insider and said personally identifiable information belonging to employees was also found in the hack. The Transportation Security Administration confirmed to Insider that it had been made aware of the incident.

 

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Sorry, but the idea that most of a list of terrorists are middle eastern is not prejudicial. It’s common sense. It’s like suggesting most illegal aliens are foreigners: really?

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