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September 16, 2003

Sour milk

Also from Wired today: Sour Grapes Over Milk Labeling: "Some dairies label their milk to let customers know that they do not use hormone-treated cows. Monsanto, which makes the hormone in question, says this creates a false image and hurts sales. Monsanto sues."

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Color-coding airline passengers

JetBlue Data to Fuel CAPPS Test Color-coding airline passengers by risk:

The TSA's second set of rules laid out in detail a system that would require all domestic travelers to provide their name, address, date of birth and home phone number when purchasing an airline ticket. The government would then check that information against private databases, terrorist watch lists and felony warrant lists in order to prevent suspected terrorists and wanted violent felons from boarding airplanes.

Each passenger would be given a green, yellow or red color code to let screeners know what level of scrutiny to give a passenger or whether to call in law enforcement agents immediately.
JetBlue will provide old passenger itineraries for testing.
Update: JetBlue has changed its mind and "decided against further participation."

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