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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by BubbaLoop
This form does not seem to take into account that many people (myself included) have more than one middle name, as printed out on their government-issued ID.

On another point, as far as I understand the system, this is a nice way for people who know they are on watch lists to escape further scrutiny. They should register with their full name as on the ID they plan to present, but a fake date of birth (so they don't match the hit list). Since the date of birth is not on the boarding pass, it does not matter, and ensures an event-free trip.
I notice that. While I don't have two middle names or two last names, how is the system supposed to apply to those from Latin America where it is common to have two last names?

It seems there are a number of shortcomings such as the name fields, but I suspect that was all TSA designed & thus "Americanized" without much thought given for other cultures, let alone someone who might be a JR, SR, or the III'd.
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