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Old May 6, 2017, 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I am quite pleased we live in a country where the le doesn't require you to show ID to travel domestically
You have a good point there but I don't think it extends to easyJet or Ryanair.

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Old May 6, 2017, 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
I don't think it is allowed as such. I really wouldn't recommend trying to fly under a false name or under someone else's name, there are obvious issues relating to to the law and to BAEC t&cs which could easily become a problem if you are spotted doing it.

See here. Alex Salmond managed it.

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Old May 6, 2017, 5:54 am
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Originally Posted by Cris L
I dislike supplying this data to any private organisation.

I'd object less if ALL departures require this, but as it's only domestic UK...
What do you think could be done with this data?

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Old May 6, 2017, 5:56 am
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You do know your username is displayed to the left of your post?
Yet most of us sign off our emails. Tis a strange world.
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Old May 6, 2017, 6:54 am
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Originally Posted by nmh1204
same principal though, the TSA said no images were created or stored, but they were.
What has the TSA got to do with the UK border checks?
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Old May 6, 2017, 7:04 am
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You do know your username is displayed to the left of your post?
Yes and fortunately it's not in any way associated with a natural remedy for the treatment of piles.

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Old May 6, 2017, 7:23 am
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Yes and fortunately it's not in any way associated with a natural remedy for the treatment of piles.

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You should really make a cream for that.
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Old May 6, 2017, 7:29 am
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Originally Posted by nmh1204
You hope.
There was a former TSA agent that said the images were stored and laughed at in the back room. We don't know if the photos of faces are deleted, they could just be saying they do.
The TSA won't have Any knowledge of anything that happens in LGW.
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Old May 6, 2017, 7:34 am
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Originally Posted by nux
You should really make a cream for that.
Touché! ^
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Old May 6, 2017, 7:36 am
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Originally Posted by Palmer
Touché! ^
This thread is classic BA FT
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Old May 6, 2017, 7:43 am
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Originally Posted by Cris L
I'm very well aware of this, and have been since the 90's! In fact I find it quite scary the number of times that this happens every day in the UK.
You poor lamb.

Feel free to to check out every video on my YouTube channel linked below, which I use to harvest the facial data of unsuspecting airline and airport users while masquerading as a humble trip reporter.
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Old May 6, 2017, 8:14 am
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Originally Posted by Scots_Al
Drive. Take the bus.

Or get a grip / hand yourself in.
And don't go anywhere near Paddington or Cardiff the day of the Champions League as their plan is to use facial recognition on everyone...
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Old May 6, 2017, 9:06 am
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Originally Posted by Crampedin13A
This thread is classic BA FT
Originally Posted by mda03jb
Slightly OT- I didn't know the domestic setup allowed you to travel under a different/false name (I guess if I had ever given it much thought I would have realised). Presumably this opens up opportunities to manipulate the BAEC system by allocating TP's you earn domestically (can be a decent number now there is CE available) to a friend/family member/anyone prepared to "buy" them off you. I wonder if this goes on?
I know someone who has the same name as their father and they "share" a BAEC account. Father has Gold status so the younger enjoys the F lounges and perks.
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Old May 6, 2017, 9:42 am
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Originally Posted by stifle
The TSA won't have Any knowledge of anything that happens in LGW.
Originally Posted by DYKWIA
What has the TSA got to do with the UK border checks?
You both misunderstood my point. The TSA said no images were stored, but they were. What's to stop Gatwick doing the same?
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Old May 6, 2017, 9:48 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
[And in respect to body scanners, the then Secretary of State, now Prime Minister, has committed to Parliament that imagery is not stored at all, the data is processed in real time, a result given on a standardised human shape. The DfT audits the scanners on a regular basis].
I wouldn't trust that 4 letter expletive as far as I could throw her, she has been the cause of enough problems with my residence in the UK!
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