After much introspection and consideration, I have determined that the asking of my name is a trivial matter as much as I hate answering. It is trivial as they already have my name and a verbal confirmation is worthless to them and requires little effort on my part. Likewise is the question about where I am going as long as the destination airport on my boarding pass is a sufficient answer. Once again they already have this information and attempting to withhold it in a verbal manner is insignificant.

It is my opinion only and you are welcome to yours.

However the game changes when they ask me where I will be working, where I am staying, what I will be doing and any number of other questions. These questions are not trivial. I will ask for a supervisor and ask one question, well rehearsed: "What properly codified regulation or public law requires that I submit to a personal interrogation of a confidential nature to board an aircraft for domestic travel?"

I may miss my flight. I may not be allowed into the sterile area. However, there are some battles that must be fought. This is one hill that I will try to take.

Fortunately, none of the airports I use have made me test this, but I am firm in my resolve that I will not submit to this type of interrogation just to get on a plane.

BTW, it has been a long time since we heard of one of these, except from BDO's, here on FT. Did the PIPI's end?