I'm actually rather surprised the TSA haven't pursued such a project yet - it seems like a perfect opportunity for a politician to give their friend's consultin

I'm actually rather surprised the TSA haven't pursued such a project yet - it seems like a perfect opportunity for a politician to give their friend's consulting firm a lot of money. I'm hoping that the airline industry implementing the smart way to do this (signed information in barcodes) for mobile barcodes means that the eventual rework of paper boarding passes will be intelligent as well, but as you say, all bets really are off...