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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 5:38 pm
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Originally Posted by bajajoes
This has been bothering me for awhile.
Ever since I read about tsa photo-copying people's ID it didn't seem legal. So I ask the board:
When traveling thru an Airport Can you keep physical control of your ownID?

I realize that ID must be shown to travel and transit security at an airport, BUT can you not keep ahold of it to prevent unwarranted copying by tsa?

It does not seem right for tsa to copy ID!
Just ask them for the Privacy Act disclosure statement before they copy it. If their response is that they will throw the info away at the end of the day, ask if that would be always the case. If they respond affirmatively, then query them if they would throw out that info even if something bad happened on that flight? Of course they wouldn't, which means that a Privacy Act disclosure statement would be required.
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