The Terror W atch L ist Database’s Case Study

Group 5Olga Garza

Jesus MartinezGerardo Landeros

AJ Castillo David Price

Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)

Made up of 12 databases

Assist several agencies with terrorists

Database break off

Consists of 400,000 entries

TSA and “Secure” Flight Delayed due to privacy

concerns Traveler Redress

Inquiry Program (TRIP) Removal of people

wrongfully added Other surveillance

programs like NSA Gather information

about suspected terrorists

Combining multiple databases into one 12 different

databases 10 of 12 have been

processed

Usage of data warehouses Serve agencies in

need of information

Organize information about suspected terrorists

Enhance agency communication

Previous attempts contained separate lists Database created in 2003

Management Not controlling the

growth of TSC

Organization Lack of knowledge

in using database

Technology Imperfect data

leads to poor quality

Pros Due to watch list terrorist are caught Agencies are able to track terrorist

Cons Concerns arise due to privacy issues Promotes racial profiling and

discrimination