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Lawsuits have been filed under both the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking disclosure of information about ATS as well as records from ATS dossiers about individuals.
'''EFF v. Department of Homeland Security:''' On December 19, 2006, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's FOIA Litigation for Accountable Government (FLAG) project filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security under FOIA, 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 -->] {{wayback|url=http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_12.php#005045 |date=20061231080513 }}</ref>
'''Shearson v. Department of Homeland Security:''' In June 2006, Julia Shearson, Executive Director of the Cleveland Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed suit pro se against the DHS under the Privacy Act, seeking disclosure of records about herself from ATS and the correction of erroneous records falsely characterizing her as a terrorist.<ref>[http://www.papersplease.org/wp/2011/04/21/dhs-cant-opt-out-of-liability-for-violating-the-privacy-act/ DHS can't opt out of liability for violating the Privacy Act | PapersPlease.org: April 21, 2011]</ref>
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'''In 't Veld v. Department of Homeland Security:''' On July 1, 2008, the EFF FLAG project filed suit against the DHS under FOIA on behalf of Sophie In 't Veld, a Member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, seeking disclosure of records about herself from ATS and other systems of records.<ref>[http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/07/01 European Lawmaker Sues U.S. Agencies to Obtain Travel-Related and Other Personal Information: Lawsuit Tests U.S. Assurances of Access Rights for EU Citizens | Electronic Frontier Foundation: July 1, 2008]</ref>
'''Hasbrouck v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection:''' On August 25, 2010, Edward Hasbrouck of the Identity Project (PapersPlease.org) filed suit against CBP under the Privacy Act and FOIA, seeking disclosure of records about himself from ATS, information about how ATS records are retrieved, and records related to the processing of his previous Privacy Act requests and appeals for ATS records. Mr. Hasb rouck was represented by the First Amendment Project.<ref>[http://www.papersplease.org/wp/2011hasbrouck-v-cbp/ Edward Hasbrouck v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection | PapersPlease.org]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''Gellman v. Department of Homeland Security et al.:''' On April 4, 2016, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman filed suit against DHS and other Federal agencies under the Privacy Act and FOIA, seeking disclosure of records about himself including "ticket and flight information, Passenger Name Records, records pertaining to inspections... [and] any other data collected and/or stored by ATS-P." Mr. Gellman was represented by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.<ref>{{cite web|title=Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive relief|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2800097-Gellman-001.html|website=Barton Gellman v. Department of Homeland Security et al.|accessdate=12 April 2016|page=58 (Exhibit C)|date=April 4, 2016}}</ref>
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The [[Association of Corporate Travel Executives]] (ACTE) requested an immediate suspension of the program, stating:
<blockquote>While ATS is undoubtedly raising red flags among privacy advocates and other groups that question the legality and intent of such programs, ACTE is primarily concerned with the economic impact this initiative will have on the business travel community. Delays, missed flights, canceled meetings, and potential arrests will generate staggering costs. In an ACTE survey dating to 2004, 97 percent of respondents stated that programs like this will have a negative impact on travel. This could very will be the impetus for businesses to fully explore alternatives to travel.<ref>[http://www.acte.org/resources/view_article.php?id=113 ACTE.org<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{wayback|url=http://www.acte.org/resources/view_article.php?id=113 |date=20070927022355 }}</ref></blockquote>
[[Bruce Schneier]], noted security specialist and writer, wrote about ATS:
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The [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] expressed their concerns:
<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 -->] {{wayback|url=http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_11.php#005030 |date=20061202085952 }}</ref></blockquote>
The Identity Project (Papersplease.org) filed a series of formal comments <ref>[http://papersplease.org/wp/policy/#ATS Policy Analysis: ATS | PapersPlease.org]</ref> objecting to the ATS:
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205172921/http://news.yahoo.com:80/s/ap/20061201/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/traveler_screening Associated Press article discussing ATS]
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102347.html Washington post article discussing contents of ATS records]
*[https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/privacy/privacy_pia_cbp_ats.pdf Government documentation on ATS]
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*[http://www.epic.org/privacy/travel/ats/ EPIC - Automated Targeting System]
*[http://www.forbes.com/home/free_forbes/2007/0108/032.html Brief Forbes article on ATS]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107113519/http://www.acte.org:80/initiatives/TravellerSecurity.php ACTE - North America Traveler Security and Data Privacy publications on ATS]
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