Originally Posted by
PhoenixRev
I want to see cold, hard, peer-reviewed research indicating that a person who lost their home due to the current economic climate is more likely to blow up a plane than someone with a 720 FICO score before I am willing to give the TSA permission to peek into a traveler's credit history.
You're kidding, right? There hasn't been enough incidents of airline terrorism to have "cold, hard, peer-reviewed research".
And no, I didn't say anything about what your credit score is.
But if you have a credit history that's 5 years long or whatever (just guessing) then I think it's less likely that you're a terrorist. Unless, of course, you prefer the TSA making the assumption that everyone is a terrorist and treating us all as such.
Originally Posted by PhoenixRev
I would envision a study comparing FICO scores to work history or involvement in crime.
You're focused on your FICO score for some reason. That's missing the point. The point is that there is a LOT of data in your credit file about where you've lived that would be valuable to establish someone's identity. It has nothing to do with financial performance. And again - big difference between someone's "work history or involvement in crime" and terrorism.
Originally Posted by PhoenixRev
If the claim is that people who have bad credit are at a great risk to be involved with terrorism against the airline industry, there has to be some basis for that claim.
Again, it's not at all about credit performance - good vs bad - it's about history. If you're someone who got their first credit card in college at the age of 20, 20 years ago, then I think it's unlikely that you're actually a member of al-Qaeda.