<p>+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />|  DHS Creating Database of Secret Watchlists<br />|   from the veracity-is-optional  dept.<br />|   posted by Soulskill on Tuesday August 09, @19:34  (Government)<br />|   with 100 comments<br />|   <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2318246/DHS-Creating-Database-of-Secret-Watchlists?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2318246/DHS-Creating-Database-of-Secret-Watchlists?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email</a><br />+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />schwit1  writes "Homeland Security plans to operate a massive new database<br />of names,  photos, birthdays and biometrics called Watchlist Service,<br />duplicated from  the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database, which has proven<br />not to be accurate  many times in the past. DHS wants to exempt the<br />Watchlist Service from  Privacy Act provisions, meaning [0]you will never<br />know if you are wrongfully  listed. Privacy groups worried about<br />inaccurate info and mission creep have  filed a protest, arguing the<br />Privacy Act says DHS must notify subject of  government surveillance. DHS<br />has admitted that it 'does not control the  accuracy of the information in<br />system of records' and that 'individuals do  not have an opportunity to<br />decline to provide information.' Additionally, the  DHS Watchlist Service<br />attempts to circumvent privacy protections established  by the Privacy<br />Act. Who's watching the watchers?"<br /><br />Discuss this story  at:<br /> <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2318246/DHS-Creating-Database-of-Secret-Watchlists?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email#commentlisting">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/08/09/2318246/DHS-Creating-Database-of-Secret-Watchlists?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email#commentlisting</a><br /><br />Links:<br /> 0. <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/privacy-groups-protest-massive-dhs-database-s">https://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/privacy-groups-protest-massive-dhs-database-s</a></p>