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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]].
== Exemption from
Following the controversial [[Passenger Name Record]] agreement signed with the [[European Union]] (EU) in 2007, the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]] proposed to exempt the Automated Targeting System from the requirements of the [[1974 Privacy Act]] for access to records and for an accounting of disclosures. <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>. Those proposed exemptions were finalized on February 3, 2010 <ref name=ExemptionFinalized>[[PapersPlease.org]], [http://www.papersplease.org/wp/2010/02/08/dhs-exempts-dossiers-used-for-targeting-from-the-privacy-act/ DHS exempts dossiers used for “targeting” from the Privacy Act] February 2010</ref>.
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