Question about using a DL at a checkpoint
Apr 14, 2010 | 11:45 am
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I always use my brown official passport for the ID security theater. Every so often, I will have a screener ask me, "Is XXX your final destination?" I always answer, "I don't discuss my travel plans." That is enough to send a screener packing. Giving them the "Look at me like that again and I will rip your face off" body language defuses further interrogation. It's really sad I have to act this way, but, it's the TSA we're dealing with here.
. i always use my pp as well and have been asked the same as you and i give pretty much the same response.Not sure why they would even ask that. I sure don't ask, I really don't care what your final destination is. As long as that boarding pass is leaving out of my airport, on that day, and you are in the right place for that airline, and the ID is good with the boarding pass, that's all I'm worried about.
Apr 15, 2010 | 8:56 am
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Be prepared for this to fail. I have attempted to use my local county Fire Department ID card, as well as my actual department's ID card (both authorized local government agencies) and been required to either submit additional identification or submit to TSA's invasive personal history exam.
Apr 15, 2010 | 9:00 am
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Which option did you choose? If the latter, were you able to document any of it?
Apr 15, 2010 | 9:08 am
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The last time I tried this was at BWI (which should be able to recognize my local county, since they are in the same damn state), and, unfortunately, I was running late for my flight (rare for me). I just pulled out my CAC and used it. I have been using it ever since, and will continue to do so until it expires next January. Hopefully, my contract gets renewed and the CAC gets renewed along with it.
Apr 15, 2010 | 9:36 am
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Not sure why they would even ask that. I sure don't ask, I really don't care what your final destination is. As long as that boarding pass is leaving out of my airport, on that day, and you are in the right place for that airline, and the ID is good with the boarding pass, that's all I'm worried about.
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Apr 15, 2010 | 4:07 pm
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For those interested in the issues surrounding the risk (or not) of ID theft due to RFID passports, I found a recent article which discusses the issue in a balanced manner.
Here's the conclusion:
Here's the conclusion:
The technical hurdles are surmountable, at least in proof-of-concept demonstrations. It is possible that such an attack could occur, but this possibility needs to be balanced against the complexity of the attack, the difficulty of obtaining the required high-priced blank passport, and the limited return the attack is likely to produce.
It seems much more likely that most perpetrators would resort to old-fashioned means of stealing your passport information, by stealing your physical passport itself. We recommend that it is more important to be careful about keeping your physical passport safely in hand than to be wary of perpetrators lurking behind you in line at the airport attempting to exploit the RFID tag in your passport.
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It seems much more likely that most perpetrators would resort to old-fashioned means of stealing your passport information, by stealing your physical passport itself. We recommend that it is more important to be careful about keeping your physical passport safely in hand than to be wary of perpetrators lurking behind you in line at the airport attempting to exploit the RFID tag in your passport.
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Apr 15, 2010 | 4:40 pm
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Not sure why they would even ask that. I sure don't ask, I really don't care what your final destination is. As long as that boarding pass is leaving out of my airport, on that day, and you are in the right place for that airline, and the ID is good with the boarding pass, that's all I'm worried about.
Apr 15, 2010 | 7:11 pm
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