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Registered Traveler ID Initiative

Posted by michael on from the your-papers-please dept.

Broadcatch writes "At the coming CardTech/SecurTech in Washington D.C. the Transportation Security Administration will make their first public announcement of the Registered Traveler ID Initiative . Seems they haven't gotten the word that ID cards are a bad idea."

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  1. Yes, i DO have an ID number. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And that number is 615639

  2. I can see it now..... by Newer+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

    At every airport gate, ship dock, bus platform and train station....a guy that kinda looks like the guy in the Sprint PCS commercials, but with a mustache and wearing a black leather coat walks up to everyone and says: "your pay-pers pleese!"

  3. New Agency Name by SloWave · · Score: 5, Funny

    George's Electronic Security, Transportation, And Papers Organization

  4. Re:IDs bad! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Don't repeat the loyalist's mistakes. Burn the president instead.

  5. Re:But it might make a difference in the future! by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if it's more likely to catch a terrorist who knows there's extreme security so they're very delibrate in their actions and extremely careful, versus catching a terrorist who thinks there is minimal security so is less likely to be so secretive and careful.

    "We're sorry folks, this has been a honeypot flight. You're not actually at your expected destination. Please schedule a new flight at the front desk."