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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."
While we're at it, let's remove the armed guards from places like the White House and CIA. They infringe upon my privacy when they ask me to show ID, and limit my movements like i'm some kind of prisoner. It also pisses me off when i walk up to someone's house and the door is locked. i'm not going to STEAL anything, i just want to look around and sniff some panties. Besides, they should feel bad if they have something to hide from me. Or something worth stealing, like that Bose Wave Radio (those are so cool). And why can't i borrow your car for a few days? You paranoid freaks think i'm going to keep it or damage it somehow. It's the presumption of guilt that i resent. While we're at it, when i ask a doctor for Oxycontin and viagra he shouldn't invade my privacy by asking me what it's for. That's between me and the people i'm inviting to my orgy next Friday. If i want to bring my C4 collection in my carry-on, that's my right. If we criminalize carrying C4 on planes, only criminals will have C4 on planes.
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Why, you must be new to moral and some logical thought?
You fucking absolutely NOT get treated better with money. In fact, you get treated RELATIVELY better when you have more money, because depending on situation it may be favourable or disastrous. That makes all the difference. You cannot fucking buy a "terrorist pass" onto a plane, because that monumentally idiotic. If that was allowed, seeing as terrorists possess formidable funds, they should be welcomed aboard the plane with explosives and offered whiskey, cigars and three-course meal? I doubt this is the policy in the U.S. of A.
It's not just a line, its a Security line. Which means every person may have the intention of blowing another 200 passengers up and the means to accomplish it. You can't jump THAT line. Then you can as well put up a big poster saying "Terrorist? Pay up in cash, and skip the security line!"