"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."

Comments

Re:$128, not $100

[seanonymous]

They charge a one-time fee of $28 to encode your data with an encryption algorithm known as 'plain text.'

Private information stolen from CLEAR

[Anonymous Coward]

See, this is exactly why I gave them a fake name, address, and SSN when I enrolled in CLEAR.

Simple solution

[John Hasler]

Just add all those names to the no-fly list.