Originally Posted by GUWonder
I have no issue with this possibility being highlighted. I do take issue with the idea that checking ID against boarding passes -- even if tightly controlled -- is a worthwhile security measure. The only real security it provides is financial security for the airlines (and their revenue protection-type units), for those employed in the dog and pony security show( including ID checkers), and vendors involved in selling ID-checking systems, personal information and databases.
Has the TSA (or any govt. dept.) claimed that ID checking is a security measure? I've always viewed it as ID+BP = revenue security, & the BP check by TSA as "are you on a flight today and have a reason to enter the sterile area". I've never viewed any of that as safety type security. I was just wondering if the TSA has claimed it is for security as I'm not sure that I've heard them actually claim that it is.