Frequent Flyer Security and your privacy

[ewoden]

Just heard on Local D.C radio news, if you register for the travelers secuity identification pass, the government has indicated that your personal information, credit history and other property financial information will be made availble to private entities taking over the adminsitration of the program.

I guess this places other info in context:

Saflink Expands Partnership for Registered Traveler Program to Deliver http://www.saflink.com/pr/12_12_05.html
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Expedited Security and Services for Travelers

Saflink, Microsoft, Johnson Controls, Expedia Corporate Travel and ID Tech Partners Join Forces to Spearhead Participation in $3 Billion US Market for Registered Travelers

BELLEVUE, WA – (December 12, 2005) Saflink® Corporation (NASDAQ:SFLK) a leading provider of solutions for secure access, identity assurance and productivity today announced an additional group of participants in a significant partnership to deliver frequent travelers expedited access to travel using a progressive financial instrument. The goal of the partnership is to provide a biometrically secured identity card capable of providing both assurance of a traveler's identity as well as offering travel related benefits. The partnership intends to add a credit component to the card—to be named later—that would provide a vehicle for the first secure card to be used for identification, access control and credit.

Everyone should look over the set of questions otential vendors have asked and the TSA responses, some are a bit disturbing http://fs2.fbo.gov/EPSData/DHS-BT/Synopses/35287/Reference-Number-21-06-206TTC000/RegisteredTravelerIndustryDayQuestionsAnswersII.doc

[ClintonTyree]

1. I'd never volunteer for anything like that..........

how stupid would you have to be? Republican stupid I guess.

Besides, I like fucking with the DHS employees anyway. :)

[BadgerKid]

2. Your (in)security is our business opp

...so say the R's.