Don't know if this has been fixed or not but it may explain the reason for some
of the harrassment of travellers at U.S airports....
WASHINGTON--About 30,000 airline passengers have discovered since last November that their names were mistakenly matched with those appearing on federal watch lists, a transportation security official said Tuesday.
details here.....
Tens of thousands mistakenly matched to terrorist watch lists | Tech News on ZDNet
A forum that I visit mentioned that people with common names like SMITH and JONES were on the list and the people were taken aside and hassled unnecessarily.
Maybe they still haven't fixed up this terror alert name list. I presume that you have to fill out a form to be taken OFF IT.
Just thought I'd post this for everyones information.