TSA Opens 33 Self-Select Lanes This Summer

At the start of summer, we reported that the TSA was instituting “self-segregation” airport security lines at twelve airports across the country.
For the un-initiated, this means that you as a traveler get to decide which line you should be in: Family/Special Needs, Casual, or Expert. Here is a video tutorial from the TSA.

The program seems [...]

Formula for Unhappy Frequent Fliers

For those of you hoping to cash in your frequent flier miles this summer for “free” travel, you are in for a big surprise. In case you haven’t heard, airline companies are hurting and looking for any way possible to re-coup dollars lost at the pump this year.
Sarah Nassauer and Stephanie Chen reported in the [...]

Laptop Found with Clear Applicant’s Data

The laptop with the 30,000 new applicant’s personal information that went missing at the office of Verified Identity Pass in San Francisco was found Tuesday morning, reports the Associated Press. No word yet as to how TSA will respond in lifting the suspension on enrollment. Stay tuned..

TSA Suspends Enrollment in Clear Program

According to their website, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has suspended new enrollments in the Registered Traveler (aka Clear®) program due to vulnerabilities in the storage of new applicant data, when a computer was found missing from SFO on July 26th.
The freeze is meant to protect the identities of current applicants while Verified Identity Pass, [...]

Unresolved Cases and Unreasonable Treatment by TSA (YouTube Video)

As reported by CBS news last week, travelers continue to complain about public humiliation and unreasonable treatment at airport security.