Originally Posted by
petaluma1
TSA didn't roll out PreCheck to make your life easier. It was done to deflect growing criticism of TSA and its unreasonable screening policies. What is disappointing is how many people ate the TSA PreCheck bait instead of demanding reform that would benefit all travelers.
Now TSA has reduced the number of WTMD's for PreCheck lines replacing them with Nude-O-Scopes plus this new device slowing down things even more. I'm sure you will side with TSA since they have your $85 dollars.
I do pre-check, as I don't see any TSA reform coming out of Congress. I absolutely agree with you that the TSA should go/be reformed. Until then, I will continue to pre-check, refuse the scopes, and enjoy my freedom gropes (even if given by "creepy old man" at IAD who lingers on the resistance).
Originally Posted by
chollie
I wonder what range of IDs the scanner is programmed to recognize. Passports? Passport/TT cards? Military/government IDs? Foreign IDs? Costco cards and student IDs?
I only looked at the slot that took credit-card sized ID's, so I am not sure if there was a passport scanner. I fully intend to SDOO out of that line next week, but I will try to get a photo if it returns. Considering the number and types of ID's even per state, it would be a programming challenge to scan, identify the pattern, determine if data were valid, and ring a response. They could be scanning the name/address/DL #/birthdate on the front and comparing the text with the data coming from the bar code scans that are on the back (these are not necessarily on every ID). It also could be part of the Real-ID effort:
http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs