Security Oopsie at ORD
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Jul 22, 2010 | 4:45 pm
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Jul 22, 2010 | 4:47 pm
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Earlier today, I was walking through the Priority Security line at ORD. After making it past the metal detectors, I realized that I'd never been asked for my ID or Boarding Pass -- but had actually just walked in without proving who I was or that I had a flight.
When I had walked through, there was no one at the ID Check station, despite there being a steady stream of people walking through the Priority Line. I immediately announced myself to the closest TSO and asked him to check my ID and Boarding Pass (I certainly did not want a repeat of EWR last March).
He gratefully complied and said he would fix the situation immediately.
I assume I did the right thing. I also hope this is not common place.
Thoughts?
When I had walked through, there was no one at the ID Check station, despite there being a steady stream of people walking through the Priority Line. I immediately announced myself to the closest TSO and asked him to check my ID and Boarding Pass (I certainly did not want a repeat of EWR last March).
He gratefully complied and said he would fix the situation immediately.
I assume I did the right thing. I also hope this is not common place.
Thoughts?
You should have just enjoyed your flight without any concern as to whether you were still you, or whether your identity was stolen without being duplicated while you were at the airport.
Jul 22, 2010 | 4:53 pm
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Did the screener to whom you surrendered write down any of your personal information?
Jul 22, 2010 | 5:48 pm
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Get a comment card and mail it in with the date/time/details/location. Hopefully, they'll review the tapes and take action for the breach.
Even though ID checking isn't "real security", someone obviously wasn't doing their job correctly, (break? bathroom? smoke?), and it would probably be a service to the rest of us if they weren't employed for much longer.
Even though ID checking isn't "real security", someone obviously wasn't doing their job correctly, (break? bathroom? smoke?), and it would probably be a service to the rest of us if they weren't employed for much longer.
Jul 22, 2010 | 8:41 pm
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Jul 22, 2010 | 8:57 pm
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I've never had my bp stamped (I've never seen a TSA person with a stamp). The scribble on the bp (assuming the GA knows what to look for) could be "duplicated" by anyone.
Jul 22, 2010 | 9:32 pm
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I highly doubt that ORD GA personnel care about TSA scribbles on BP. That is UA's largest hub location, with literally thousands of connecting passengers daily. I don't know about you, but my connecting BP stays in my pocket until required to board the aircraft, TSA never sees it and, therefore, never stamps/scribbles/baby draws anything on it. I have never been stopped for that.
Jul 22, 2010 | 10:56 pm
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Jul 22, 2010 | 11:05 pm
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Jul 23, 2010 | 10:04 am
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That's up to you. Seeing that there was no terminal dump, it's hard to say you did the wrong thing. There is a chance, albeit small, that a terminal dump would have been "necessary" if you had not done what you did.
Why not? The biggest threat presented by a failure to check IDs is the threat of a terminal dump.
Why not? The biggest threat presented by a failure to check IDs is the threat of a terminal dump.
Jul 23, 2010 | 12:38 pm
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A terminal dump at ORD on a Friday morning would have been a nightmare, and a considerable embarassment to TSA.
Jul 23, 2010 | 2:17 pm
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