Uhlu lwamaphekula olusetshenziswa yiTransportation Security Administration kungenzeka lungabi lukhulu njengoba bekucatshangwa ngaphambilini, kusho isikhulu esiphezulu soMnyango Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya.

UNobhala Wezokuphepha Kwasekhaya uMichael Chertoff udalule obala ngobukhulu bohlu lwe-TSA lokungandiza nabakhethiwe ngesonto eledlule emzamweni wokuqeda amahlebezi okuthi lezi zinhlu ziyaphuma. Engqungqutheleni yezindaba eWashington, DC, uChertoff uthe bangaphansi kuka-2,500 XNUMX abantu abasohlwini lokungandiza, futhi iningi labo liphesheya kwezilwandle.

“Bangaphansi kwamaphesenti ayishumi abantu baseMelika,” kusho uChertoff.

Kukhona nabakhethiwe abangaphansi kuka-16,000 futhi abaningi ababona abantu baseMelika, esho, ngaphandle kokunikeza iphesenti.

Ezinye izilinganiso zezinhlangano ezilwela amalungelo abantu zazibeke inani labantu baseMelika ohlwini lokubuka emakhulwini ezinkulungwane.

I-Electronic Privacy Information Center iyaqhubeka nokuchaza izinhlu zokubuka “njengezigcwele idatha engalungile nengasasebenzi.” Ngesonto eledlule, i-American Civil Liberties Union iqhubekile nokuma kwayo kokuthi “izinhla ezikhukhumele” zinamagama angaphezu kwesigidi, ngokusho kukaBarry Steinhardt, umqondisi we-ACLU's Technology and Liberty Programme.

Izikhulu zeHomeland Security zithe amanye amagama ohlwini aphuma neziteketiso - kwesinye isikhathi eziningi zazo - ezingenza uhlu lubonakale lukhulu. Izinkinga zomazisi eziyiphutha nazo zaba ukugxeka okukhulu kwemizamo yangaphambilini yezinhlelo zokuphepha ezisekelwe kusizindalwazi ezifana ne-Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System. Lolo hlelo, okuhloswe ngalo ukuhlola imininingo egciniwe yezohwebo nekahulumeni ukuze kuhlolwe izinga lobungozi umgibeli ngamunye abukhiphile, lwahoxiswa ngo-2004 phakathi kwesikhalo mayelana nokuhlaselwa kobumfihlo. Ukusebenza ohlelweni oluhlukile lokumbiwa kwedatha, olubizwa ngokuthi Indiza Evikelekile, kwamenyezelwa maduzane ngemva kwalokho.

Manje, ukudalulwa kukaChertoff ngosayizi wohlu lokubuka kuza njengoba I-Homeland Security ilungiselela ukwethulwa kwesistimu Yendiza Evikelekile ngonyaka ozayo.

Umthetho wokugcina nge-Secure Flight umenyezelwe ngesonto eledlule futhi uzoshicilelwa ku-Federal Register ngoDisemba noma ngoJanuwari, kusho izikhulu. Izinkampani zezindiza kulindeleke ukuthi zithobele umthetho wokugcina ezinsukwini ezingama-270 ngemuva kokushicilelwa.

Umthetho udinga ukuthi izinkampani zezindiza zithumele ulwazi lwabagibeli kanye nolwazi oluthile lwabahambi esikhungweni sombuso sokuqoqwa kwedatha lapho uhulumeni ezohlola kusengaphambili abagibeli. Izinkampani zezindiza ngazinye manje zisebenzisa amasistimu azo wekhompyutha. Izikhulu zikahulumeni zenqabile ukunikeza isilinganiso esingamanga somdlalo ngaphansi kwesistimu endala.

Izikhungo zikahulumeni eziyisishiyagalolunye zigcina izinhlu zokubuka ezinamagama amaphekula aziwayo noma asolwayo noma izigebengu. Uhlu oluqinile oluhlanganisiwe lunakekelwa Isikhungo Sokuhlola Amaphekula. Ngaphansi Kwendiza Evikelekile, izinkampani zezindiza zizothatha ulwazi lohambo lwendiza, kanye negama eligcwele lomgibeli, usuku lokuzalwa nobulili, futhi zikuthumele kwenye yezindawo ezimbili ezihlanzekile, lapho kuzoqhathaniswa khona nezinhlu zokubuka. Imininingwane eyengeziwe kulindeleke ukuthi ikhombe kangcono - futhi icacise - abagibeli amagama abo angase afane nelomuntu othile ohlwini ngokusemthethweni, kusho uChertoff.

Uma kungenzeka, imininingwane kufanele ithunyelwe yizinkampani zezindiza amahora angama-72 ngaphambi kohambo lwendiza.

Abagibeli bazobese befakwa kwesinye sezigaba ezintathu - akukho okufanayo, okungase kube okufanayo noma okufanayo.

Ngokusekelwe olwazini lwamapasi okugibela abuyiselwe ezindizeni, abahloli be-TSA bazobese behlola ezindaweni zokuhlola ngokufanele, kusho izikhulu.

Uma ufana kahle ohlwini lokungandiza ngeke undize, isikhathi. Uma ufana ohlwini lwabakhethiwe, uzohlolwa okwengeziwe, kodwa usengakwazi ukundiza. Ungase futhi ukhethwe ngokungahleliwe ukuze uhlolwe okwengeziwe ngisho noma ungekho ohlwini.

Uma ungahle ufane kodwa ekugcineni ususulwe uhlelo lokulungisa lwe-Homeland Security, uzonikezwa inombolo yokulungisa. Uma unikeza leyo nombolo, izikhulu zingabheka ifayela lakho ngokushesha futhi zikususele uhambo lwendiza.

Izikhulu zikholelwa ukuthi uma Indiza Evikelekile isikhona, amaphesenti angu-99 abagibeli kufanele akwazi ukuzulazula ngokushesha endleleni evikelekile.

Ukuze kubhekwane nokukhathazeka okuyimfihlo, izindawo zokuhlanzeka zizogcina imininingwane yabagibeli izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, bese imininingwane izosulwa. Ukusulwa okusheshayo kwedatha eminingi kwashayelwa ihlombe yi-ACLU. Uma ungahle ufane, noma kunjalo, imininingwane izogcinwa iminyaka eyisikhombisa. Uma usohlwini lokungandiza, imininingwane izogcinwa iminyaka engama-99.