Originally Posted by
amanuensis
As long as the boarding pass beeps nicely when it is scanned, I have no confidence that TSA routinely checks to see if the name that comes up on the scanner is the same name that is on the boarding pass. Does a name even come up on the scanner?
Yes, when you use a mobile BP they only look at whatever their scanner displays and don't look at your phone at all. I assume the same is true for paper BPs but whether they actually bother to look at the scanner is another matter.