claim: "every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a background check on you."
author: don zimmerman
evidence_1: oct 22, 2013 ... ... (tsa) now runs background checks on you from the moment you buy your  plane ticket. ... check the government has conducted for years, called secure  flight, ... a pre-crime assessment every time you fly," said edward hasbrouck, ...  in federal register notices and privacy disclosures about the initiative.
evidence_2: jun 8, 2011 ... "the fact is, every time you buy an airline ticket, the federal government runs a  background check on you," he said in a may 31 press release.
evidence_3: oct 21, 2013 ... the measures go beyond the background check the government has ... at it is as  a pre-crime assessment every time you fly,” said edward hasbrouck, ... in federal  register notices and privacy disclosures about the initiative.
evidence_4: jun 1, 2016 ... even when traveling for personal time, military and dod civilian ... (cac), into the  ktn field when you make flight reservations to receive tsa pre✓ ® benefits. ... if  the number is not on your cac, you can get the number on milconnect. ..... not  the federal government (there are some ccw permits that are ...
evidence_5: apr 17, 2006 ... you wrote about giving out social security numbers at doctors' offices. ... you  must list your social security number the first time you apply for a driver's license.  federal law (the intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of 2004) ...  basically anything that involves a credit check or background check.