Due to the fluid nature of the web, we can't guarantee these links will work past the original posting date.

My post-9/11 column that, sadly, predicted a lot of this CAPPS-II nonsense.

The TSA's current public take on CAPPS-II and how they plan to protect our privacy.

An anti-CAPPS-II web site.

The extremely sensible government report that resulted in reinforced cockpit doors.

About the Maginot Line. This site makes the interesting point that the Maginot Line accomplished its objective yet France still fell to Germany in 1939. Like CAPPS-II, it sounds to me like they had the wrong objective.