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These ratings take many details into account, such as country of origin, how travel to the U.S. was funded, and the visitor's driving record. Other more mundane details also factor in, such as where the person is sitting on the flight and what they ordered for their meal.

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]].

== Rating factors ==

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*ATFQ: Automatic Ticketing Fare Quote

*PNR: [[Passenger Name Record]]

== Exemption from Data Privacy Act ==

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<blockquote>The Automated Targeting System (ATS) will create and assign "risk assessments" to tens of millions of citizens as they enter and leave the country. Individuals will have no way to access information about their "risk assessment" scores or to correct any false information about them. But once the assessment is made, the government will retain the information for 40 years -- as well as make it available to untold numbers of federal, state, local, and foreign agencies in addition to contractors, grantees, consultants, and others.<ref>[http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_11.php#005030 Press Releases: November, 2006 | Electronic Frontier Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></blockquote>

== References ==

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*[http://www.forbes.com/home/free_forbes/2007/0108/032.html Brief Forbes article on ATS]

*[http://www.acte.org/initiatives/TravellerSecurity.php ACTE - North America Traveler Security and Data Privacy publications on ATS]

*[http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~cyberlaw/wiki/index.php/Automated_Targeting_System_(ATS) Automated Targeting System (ATS) - [[CyberlawWiki]]]

[[Category:United States Department of Homeland Security]]