<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SFOJFK:
So what happens if your bags don't make your connecting flight? Is it stuck in airport limbo, and won't make it back to you again because you're not on a plane?</font>
If your bag won't travel with you for some reason, they'll x-ray it to make sure it is safe. Not a big deal.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">How do they handle cargo? No one is travelling with that stuff either.</font>
Cargo and mail will also be screened.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">When will anything make sense again?</font>
I think it does make sense now.
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I might want to give up my driver's license if it becomes an official big brother card. 
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The airline is already keeping track of where you go, it's called a frequent flyer program. If the government wants to know where you've been going, they'll just get a subpoena.
The hasn't been any talk of the government tracking where you go. The only thing that resembles that is the trusted passenger program that is provided for in the transportation security bill. That would probably include some tracking of where you're going - but - it's a voluntary program. If you don't mind the government knowing where you're going you'll get through security faster. If you don't want the government to know, you'll face more rigorous security screenings. It's your choice.
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