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The TSA is apparently working on a fix for this sort of situation. I fly a lot, and recently on Southwest's booking system, I've started to see a form field for
by lmkg 17y ago
The TSA is apparently working on a fix for this sort of situation. I fly a lot, and recently on Southwest's booking system, I've started to see a form field for entering a special "I am not a terrorist" ID for people with coincidental identifying information. I don't know what it takes to get one, but I'll copy-paste the help file:
> The Redress # is a unique number issued by the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) that is used to facilitate passenger clearance for persons who have the same name as someone on the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) watch list.
> For more information about the Secure Flight program, visit TSA's Secure Flight Web site: http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/index.shtm
- invisible 17y agoAnd to be fair, the blog that does poke fun at the media's sensationalism does point out that a) children under 8 should be automatically de-selected, and b) there is a redress option in place for those that are afraid they may have a similar name. It's obvious this TSA guy just doesn't have anyone proof reading his post for air-headed comments. The rest of his post was informative.
- anamax 17y ago> children under 8 should be automatically de-selected "should" doesn't matter if SOP is that they are. > there is a redress option in place for those that are afraid they may have a similar name. That's the claim, but the folks involved say that the redress option doesn't actually work.