FBI, Education Dept. mine student aid info (FAFSA files)

[rainbow4321]

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/09/01/TopStories/Fbi-Education.Dept.Mine.Student.Aid.Info-2254840.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com

For the past five years an office in the Education Department has scanned through its databases of millions of students' federal financial aid and college enrollment records in search of terrorist names supplied by the FBI.

The effort, dubbed "Project Strike Back," was created by the Education Department's Office of Inspector General after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to expand the office's mission to include counterterrorism.

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Much of the personal information gathered came from the form many students file each year seeking financial aid, called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to an e-mail from Catherine Grant, spokeswoman for the IG's office.

For most undergraduates, FAFSA requires detailed descriptions of their parents' personal and financial information, their Social Security numbers, tax returns, savings, investments and business assets. FAFSA's online privacy statement says information may be shared with other agencies for "routine uses," including disclosure to law enforcement.

[rumpel]

1. What does student aid have to do with "terra"?

I believe foreign students are not eligible for student aid -

yet another ruse -

thanks for this info

[rainbow4321]

2. The amount of personal info used on the FAFSA

is enormous..both about the student and the parents. I'm sure chimpass's people see it as a gold mine. Keep in mind, it's not chimp's base that will be affected since the upper income and waaayyyy upper income people are not as likely to apply for college aid. It's the middle and lower income folks that get to hand their personal/financial info over..you cannot opt NOT to if you/your kid are trying to get $$ for college. So I guess the upper income terrorists get a pass this time around!