Fly Faster without ID... who else will take the challenge ?

[MazeRat7]

As a frequent business flyer I found this article both ballsy and intriguing. Hummmmm, could I really get past the security checkpoint faster without ID ? Apparently, the "stated" rules and the "actual" rules are different... surprise, surprise. Not sure I plan to try but apparently Jim Harper, a member of the Department of Homeland Security's privacy advisory committee, did based on a challenge from John Gilmore co-founder of the EFF.

From the article The Great No-ID Airport Challenge

While signs in the airport and on the Transportation Security Administration website insist that showing ID is mandatory, the official policy, as revealed by the judges' decision (.pdf) in Gilmore's case, is that "airline passengers either present identification or be subjected to a more extensive search." But Gilmore said that's not what really happens in an airport when one refuses to provide identification.

Enjoy the irony and salute the hack*. Thanks John :yourock:

MZr7

*hack = as in hacker...ie: people who find creative new ways to solve problems.

[joneschick]

1. Sweet!

my husband flies for business just about every week......I think I will forward this to him!

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I just flew across the country with a friend who had no ID

It was a friggin nightmare. She almost missed two different flights. So I am not recommending this at all.

[evlbstrd]

3. Weren't there other reasons besides lack of ID?

Like lack of brains?

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I don't know what she said to them

I walked as far away as I could get when she was dealing with the security people. But yeah, I am sure the lack of brains was fairly obvious. LOL