Link to NYT article on Secure Flight
Oct 25, 2009 | 11:53 am
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Link to NYT article on Secure Flight
Interesting NYT article with a few new points regarding Secure Flight:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/bu...tml?ref=travel
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/bu...tml?ref=travel
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:13 pm
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Interesting NYT article with a few new points regarding Secure Flight:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/bu...tml?ref=travel
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/bu...tml?ref=travel
Of course that's if a real journalist wrote the article. After posing here at TS/S as a potential anti-TSA crusader, Sharkey turned out to be nothing but a shill for the TSA. The article is nothing more than a 3rd party PR and instructional piece for inSecureFlight.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:51 pm
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The biggest issue that he failed to point out - the screeners have no way of verifying the information sent to SF matches your ticket or ID.
In addition, it affords actual terrorists a way out. By submitting false or altered info to SF, they will steer clear of any lists they *might* be on (lets not forget that the lists don't have actual terrorist names on them) and get to the checkpoint unhindered - where they can clear with their own identities without having to go through any further checks or run the risk of being stopped.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:58 pm
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Not really interesting - just Joe Sharkey spraying mindless kudos on the TSA and its stupidity. A real journalist would have analyzed all the holes and issues with inSecureFlight and pointed them out in the article, then challenged the TSA to respond.
Of course that's if a real journalist wrote the article. After posing here at TS/S as a potential anti-TSA crusader, Sharkey turned out to be nothing but a shill for the TSA. The article is nothing more than a 3rd party PR and instructional piece for inSecureFlight.
Of course that's if a real journalist wrote the article. After posing here at TS/S as a potential anti-TSA crusader, Sharkey turned out to be nothing but a shill for the TSA. The article is nothing more than a 3rd party PR and instructional piece for inSecureFlight.
