Originally Posted by
TSO1973
If you were to cover up info such as address, DOB, or whatever, while it won't make a difference to the TSO since we don't look at the address anyway, you could potentially open up a discussion about presenting an ID that has the appearance of being tampered with. I'm not saying it would happen, but that's a possibility I could forsee.
But as long as I can see what I need to see on it, speaking for myself here, wouldn't matter to me if your address was covered.
I always use my brown official passport for the ID security theater. Every so often, I will have a screener ask me, "Is XXX your final destination?" I always answer, "I don't discuss my travel plans." That is enough to send a screener packing. Giving them the "Look at me like that again and I will rip your face off" body language defuses further interrogation. It's really sad I have to act this way, but, it's the TSA we're dealing with here.