Security News > 2008 > June > Analysis: Students labeled security threat

http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2008/06/12/Analysis_Students_labeled_security_threat/UPI-67991213307264/ By SHAUN WATERMAN UPI Homeland and National Security Editor June 12, 2008 WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has labeled a group of the world's top oceanography students "security threats" because they applied for a new ID card required to get access to U.S. ports -- even though the agency acknowledges they are not suspected of any terrorism link. "That really alarmed the students and faculty," James Yoder, vice president for academic affairs at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, told United Press International. "What we're worried about is how far that characterization will go in the government's computers." The students, foreign postgraduates in the world-renowned oceanographic study program the institute runs with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, applied earlier this year for the new Transportation Worker Identity Credential -- an ID card required for anyone who needs unescorted access to U.S. port facilities. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com

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