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"Clear" Air-Travel Pass Data Stolen From SFO
Kozar_The_Malignant writes "A laptop containing the unencrypted security data for 33,000 travelers using the Clear system was stolen at San Francisco International Airport on July 26, according to CBS5 Television. The Clear system allows travelers who register and pay a $100.00 annual fee to speed through airport security by using a smart card at special kiosks in some airports. TSA has suspended new registrations in the system, which is run by a private contractor, Verified Identity Pass, Inc., a subsidiary of GE. The laptop was apparently stolen from a locked office at SFO. The company has now decided that it might be a good idea to encrypt the data in their systems. They are in the process of notifying customers that all of their personal data, including name, address, SSi number, passport number, date of birth, etc. has been compromised."
"The company has now decided that it might be a good idea to encrypt the data in their systems"
because apparently before locked doors was good enough
From the "Clear" link: "Clear's first year price is $128."
I'd say that's a bargain to have your identity stolen!
"Anyone who [rips a CD] is probably engaging in copyright infringement." - David O. Carson
Then they've clearly hired the wrong people for the job. But since when is news like this anything new?
But they were the ones who bought enough congressmen and senators to get the job...surely you're not suggesting there's a better way to choose government contractors?
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So it's the same price as mobileMe, and it provides users with the same level of frustration. Who says government contractors can't compete?
Does it basically come down to people paying to not have to stand in line with the rest of humanity at the airport?
Ding ding ding!
If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
Names, SSi number, date of birth .. we need to stop using all of these as ID right now.
My suggestion is this. At some appropriate age, say 16-18 where most countries seem to issue ID, we each choose and commit to memory a graph G, such that the chance of a collision in all earth population is close to zero. Then whenever we need to prove our ID for air-travel or whatever we just need to go though several rounds of identify proof where we generate an isomorphic graph H, and show EITHER isomorphism between H and G, or a Hamiltonian cycle in H. After a sufficient number of rounds your identity would be certain to the required probability and you could be on your way.
The technique to do this mentally could be taught in schools. It's THAT SIMPLE!
Dude, it's called "Clear" for a reason.
Sad to say but I think that you are on to something. I get several emails offering to buy and sell contact lists on email all the time. I wonder exactly what the product line looks like for these groups that buy and sell lists? "For an extra $500 you get matching SSN"!!! "Need us to sort the data, we will stop by and pick up your laptop with cash payment and completed police report."
The GPL, for those that truely understand.
Our company was being audited for security, and the auditors lost their papers with information on logins, etc. As a result, we had to change all of our passwords.
Blame capitalism!
That shit never worked, man.
Collaborators with the enemy get what they deserve.
I have no problem giving you my SSID, it's the WPA2 key that I have a problem giving out ;)
I'm the Devil the Windows users warned you about.
Nelson Muntz, "Hah hah."
No sig for you. YOU GET NO SIG!
See, this is exactly why I gave them a fake name, address, and SSN when I enrolled in CLEAR.
Just add all those names to the no-fly list.
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From the PP...
"We have our Chief Privacy Officer conduct a yearly privacy and data security audit, with her report presented to Clear's CEO and its Board of Directors. This Annual Audit, including any problems identified and steps to be taken to resolve those, is made available to Clear members wishing to have this."
Someone who is a Clear member, please request a copy of this report and post it...
Oh wait, I can do it - I have this list of member details...
Nullius in verba
Looks like someone used the same trick as the PFY, just three years later.
Many here are complaining of incompetence in the TSA and other government agencies.
Let me express my affinity with Sam Clemens, Thomas Jefferson and many others when I say: I prefer them this way and so should you. You have no idea how abhorrent the government could be with the trillions of dollars at their disposal. Let us pray they don't become more effective. Please?
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