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The existence of such a system was first discovered by the public in November 2006, when a mention of it appeared in the [[Federal Register]]. The system was first implemented in the late 1990s, and was significantly expanded shortly after the [[9/11 Terrorist Attacks]].

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== Exemption from Data Privacy Act ==

Following the controversial [[Passenger Name Record]] agreement signed with the [[European Union]] (EU) in 2007, the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]] gave exemption for the [[Department of Homeland Security]], for the [[Arrival and Departure System]] (ADIS) and for the Automated Target System from the [[1974 Privacy Act]] <ref name=Exemption>[[Statewatch]], [http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/sep/04eu-usa-pnr-exemptions.htm US changes the privacy rules to exemption access to personal data] September 2007</ref>.

== Litigation ==

On December 19, 2006, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's FOIA Litigation for Accountable Government (FLAG) project filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security in federal court, demanding "immediate answers about an invasive and unprecedented data-mining system deployed on American travelers."<ref>[http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_12.php#005045 Press Releases: December, 2006 | Electronic Frontier Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

== Opposition ==

Organizations and security experts have expressed opposition to the system, citing concerns about reliability and undue scrutiny.