“This database is, in a sense, worse than a watch list,” he said. “這個數據庫是，在某種意義上，不如觀察名單， ”他說。 “At least in the watch-list scenario, there’s some reason why the name got on the list. “至少在觀賞名單的情況下，有一些原因的名義獲得名單上。 Here, the only thing a person does to come to the attention of DHS is to lawfully cross the border.在這裡，只能一個人來注意的是家庭傭工的合法過境。 The theory of this data collection is: Track everyone — just in case.”理論這個數據收集是：田徑每一個人-只是在案件警示錄“ 。

Under the system, officials record name, birth date, gender, date and time of crossing, and a photo, where available, for US travelers returning to the country by land, sea or air.在該制度下，官員記錄的姓名，出生日期，性別，日期和時間的隧道，和一張照片，如果有的話，對美國的旅客返回該國的陸地，海上或空中。 The same information is gathered about foreign travelers, but it is held for 75 years.相同的資料，收集有關外國遊客，但它是舉行了75年。

DHS and other agencies are amassing more and more data that they subject to sophisticated analysis.國土安全部和其他機構正在積累更多的數據，他們受到精密的分析。 A customs document issued last month stated that the agency does not perform data mining on border crossings to glean relationships and patterns that could signify a terrorist or law enforcement threat.海關簽發的文件在上個月表示，該機構不執行數據挖掘對邊境口岸，以收集的關係和規律，可能意味著恐怖分子或與執法的威脅。 But the Federal Register notice states that information may be shared with federal, state and local governments to test “new technology and systems designed to enhance border security or identify other violations of law.” And the Homeland Security Act establishing the department calls for the development of data-mining tools to further the department’s objectives.但聯邦登記冊公告的國家信息可共享，與聯邦，州和地方政府，以測試“的新技術和系統設計，以加強邊境安全，或尋找其他違法違紀。 ”和國土安全法建立署籲請發展數據挖掘工具，以進一步署的目標。

That raises concerns, privacy advocates say, that analyses can be undertaken that could implicate innocent people if appropriate safeguards are not used.這引起了關注，隱私倡導者說，這分析可以承諾可以牽連無辜的人，如果適當的保障措施，不得使用。

The border information system will link to a new database, the Non-Federal Entity Data System, which is being set up to hold personal information about all drivers in a state’s database.邊界信息系統將連接到一個新的數據庫，非聯邦實體的數據系統，這是正在成立舉行的個人資料，所有司機在一個國家的數據庫。 States that do not agree to allow customs to have such large amounts of information may allow the agency to query their databases in real time for information on a traveler.國家不同意，讓海關有如此大量的信息可能會允許該機構查詢其數據庫中的實時信息對旅行者。

Because of privacy concerns, Washington state earlier this year opted for the queries-only approach.因為隱私權的關切，美國華盛頓州今年早些時候，選擇的疑問-的唯一辦法。 The Canadian government made the same decision.加拿大政府作出同樣的決定。 “There was absolutely no way they should have the entire database,” said Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s privacy commissioner, who learned about the Canadian government’s decision in April. “有是絕對沒有出路，他們應該有整個資料庫，說： ”人工神經網絡cavoukian ，安大略省的資料私隱專員，誰了解加拿大政府的決定在4月。

“Once you have data in a database you don’t need, it lends itself to unauthorized use,” she said. “一旦你有數據庫中的數據則不需要，它本身以未經授權的使用， ”她說。 “You have no idea of the data creep.” “你不知道的數據，蠕變” 。

Vermont opted to allow access to its driver’s licenses because the state could not guarantee the “nanoseconds” response time DHS required, said Bonnie L. Rutledge, the state’s commissioner of motor vehicles.佛蒙特州選擇允許訪問其駕駛執照，因為國家不能保證“納秒”響應時間家庭傭工的規定說，邦妮研究rutledge ，國家的專員汽車。 She said drivers are informed up front of the data sharing.她說，司機告知了前面的數據共享。

“A person opts to go over the border, their information is going to be collected and held anyway,” she said. “一個人選擇去越過邊境，他們的信息是去收集和舉行無論如何， ”她說。 “If you don’t want to go over the border, you don’t have to.” “如果你不想去越過邊界，你不須要” 。

The notice states that the government may share border records with federal, state, local, tribal or foreign government agencies in cases where customs believes the information would assist enforcement of civil or criminal laws or regulations, or if the information is relevant to a hiring decision.通知指出，政府可能會分享邊界的紀錄，與聯邦，州，地方，部落或外國政府機構的情況下，海關認為，這些信息將協助執法的民事或刑事法律或法規，或者如果資料是有關租用的決定。

They may be shared with a court or attorney in civil litigation, which could include divorce cases; with federal contractors or consultants “to accomplish an agency function related to this system of records”; with federal and foreign intelligence or counterterrorism agencies if there is a threat to national or international security or to assist in anti-terrorism efforts; or with the news media and the public “when there exists a legitimate public interest in the disclosure of the information.”他們可能分享的法院或檢察長在民事訴訟中，其中可能包括離婚案件;與聯邦的承建商或顧問“來完成一個機構的功能與此相關的系統記錄” ;聯邦和外國情報或反恐機構，如果有一個威脅到國家或國際安全，或協助在反恐怖主義的努力;或與新聞媒體和公眾“時，存在一個合法的公眾利益，在披露有關資料” 。

Homeland Security is proposing to exempt the database from some provisions of the 1974 Privacy Act, including the right of a citizen to know whether a law enforcement or intelligence agency has requested his or her records and the right to sue for access and correction in those disclosures.國土安全部提出的豁免數據庫從一些規定， 1974年的隱私法，包括權利，公民知道是否執法或情報機構已要求他或她的記錄和訴訟權利的獲取和校正在這些披露。

A traveler may, however, request access to records based on documents he or she presented at the border.旅行者可能，不過，要求查閱記錄的基礎上的文件，他或她介紹了在邊境。

The那個 notice公告 is posted at the Government Printing Office’s Web site.是張貼在政府印刷辦公室的網站上。