We will have to agree to disagree on this case. I have ZERO problem with the government wanting to know who is flying. And right now it is the law. If that law is changed then we can adjust back to blissful ignorance.

And if you have not seen the debacle of entering into or out of Italy, then you do not travel there that often or utilize airports outside of FCO, though it was FCO's I utilized last and witnessed first hand. ZERO passport checks into or leaving the country. I joked about it at dinner with my friend who entered through NAP and he had the same experience that day. This was not our first time experiencing this. Italy seems to have subscribed to your "It does not really matter who flies" theory. from what I have been able to tell. Their security otherwise is comparable as far as X-Rays, screeners and such. Just no ID check.