November 23, 2005

Federal Government Proposes Rule Including New Powers to Track Travelers

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a phone-book-thick proposed rule yesterday that would give the federal government new powers to track the comings and goings of individual travelers and expand the circumstances under which passengers exposed to a serious communicable disease could be isolated or quarantined. The new provisions -- the costs of which would fall mostly on the travel industry -- call for greater scrutiny of passengers for signs of illness and greater efforts by airlines and others to obtain personal contact information from travelers.

CDC Proposal Would Help U.S. Track Travelers, Washington Post, November 23, 2005.