Originally Posted by
ND Sol
The Secure Flight regulations are not that old and those are the ones that require airlines to capture a passenger's name, DOB and gender and send it on to ensure that name is not on the watch or no-fly list.
The task for TSA as related to passengers is to screen them for WEI and keep prohibited items from entering the sterile area, which is what the CFR's state. No need for ID and questioning to do such.
I was referring to the checking of IDs to match BP to traveler (which the airline used to do) and the fact that with OLCI/kiosk the airlines can't do that anymore. We've had to show ID at check-in for well over a decade.
Agree about the DOB, gender and questioning.