The contractor then matched the JetBlue information against other databases to determine passengers' Social Security numbers, occupations and family size.
One checked the names of the Auschwitz guards against databases to determine which were still alive.
STOP ARIZONA COLD Arizona's scheme will rely on federal databases to determine immigration status.
Torch has acknowledged that it matched the JetBlue records from 2001 and 2002 against other databases to determine Social Security numbers, occupations and family size of the airline's passengers in an effort to identify potential terrorists.
In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been asked to search its databases to determine whether any of those sought have been arrested for other crimes, providing information that could disclose their whereabouts.
Late Thursday, investigators were running Mr. Bedell's name through government databases to determine whether he had known links to terrorist organizations or criminal groups, Pentagon officials said.
Late Thursday, investigators were running the suspect's name through government databases to determine whether he had known links to terrorist organizations or criminal groups, Pentagon officials said.
"Last year," the agency said, "passengers were able to board planes more than a billion times without having their passports screened against Interpol's databases... Unfortunately, few member countries systematically search these databases to determine whether a passenger is using a stolen or lost travel document to board a plane".
Whenever there is a question of usage, the research staff consults the Oxford English Dictionary, slang guides and online databases to determine whether an expression is documented from the era and could have been plausibly uttered.
We performed extensive experiments for both databases to determine optimal kernel and its associated parameters.
We also sifted through documents and databases to determine value and ownership of assets.
