DHS cuts time it will save passenger data
From Federal Computer Week:
In response to more than 600 public comments, the Homeland Security Department has shortened the amount of time it will retain data and made other changes to its Automated Targeting System (ATS).Under ATS, information on cargo destined to arrive in the United States, and on incoming U.S. and foreign travelers, is assessed against several terrorist threat databases to determine whether additional security checks are needed.
Formerly, the incoming passenger personal information in the system was to be held for 40 years, but now that time has been reduced to 15 years, DHS said.