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The Need-To-Know Basics About TSA's 'Secure Flight' Program
These days, when the TSA announces a new security measure, we are ready to be confused and inconvenienced by it. Their "Secure Flight" program began in much this way as well, with the TSA frustrating travelers with demands for complete names on tickets and a disclosure of birthdate and gender.
But as Secure Flight progresses, we've barely noticed the changes as we fly about the country, and nothing has tripped us up quit yet. Nonetheless, it's important to know what airport security is doing when they scrutinize your ticket and how to handle any possible issues as Secure Flight zeros in on whether or not you are possibly terrorist.
After the jump, the basics of what you need to know about Secure Flight.
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TSA's Secure Flight Program Advances, Asks 'A,S,L?'
We sure hope there's going to be an "all of the above" choice come tomorrow's new institution of TSA "Secure Flight" procedures, which involve disclosing your full name, birthdate, and gender when booking airline tickets.
It's all a part of the TSA's campaign to further root out the terrorists from the average Joes just trying to get to business meeting in Dubuque. Once the new information requirements go into effect tomorrow—August 15—you're full name on your ID will need to match up that that printed on the ticket, along with birth date and gender. Say so long to the mistaken identity stripsearch!
For those fretting about how closely the TSA will police the spelling of your middle name, thankfully the New York Time has an excellent article full of possible passenger questions and TSA responses. Just remember that the whole reason for giving the TSA this information is to keep you in the skies and off the No-Fly List. And if this doesn't work? Maybe they ask us our mother's maiden names or our Catholic confirmation names? What about our Kabbalah names? Madonna could then board her flights with tickets sold to "Esther." We suppose we'll have to wait and see.
Related Stories:
· TSA's Secure Flight Program [TSA]
· New Vigilance Over Traveler IDs [NYT]
· The TSA Asks 'How Do You Spell That Again?' [Jaunted]
· TSA Watch Coverage [Jaunted]
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TSA Wants Our Sex (And Birthday) Just To Mess With Us
Things up in the sky have seemed to level off. Besides Virgin America and their sneaky new fee for your first checked bag, we’ve grown numb to all the hassles up in the sky. We’ve also gotten somewhat accustomed to the whole TSA security dance—shoes off, jacket in the bin, liquids in a baggie. They’ve excited us by letting us keep our laptops warm and snug inside their bags, and even tried a little image makeover. Too bad they now want to add one more thing into the mix—there goes being a TSA line expert.
