MetaFilter posts tagged with ID and security

Fly in the Fast Lane

digaman — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:24:00 -0800

Tired of standing in line at the airport? Worried that you might share a name with a known terrorist or subversive on the TSA's mysterious no-fly lists? Relax. Get fingerprinted and/or iris scanned. And pay $79.95 a year to become a Registered Traveler, and fly Clear in the fast lane. (And note how quickly conceptual art projects become indistinguishable from reality.) Meanwhile, the Feds settle an ACLU lawsuit over the no-fly lists... while revealing no information about them. [Lists recently discussed here].

US to fingerprint 'allied' visitors

johnnydark — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 11:01:57 -0800

I feel safer already! A US requirement for foreign visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed is being expanded to include citizens from America's closest allies, starting September 30th.

ID checks ineffective

tbc — Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:32:28 -0800

How We Are Fighting the War on Terrorism: IDs and the illusion of security IDs and the illusion of security Bruce Schneier at sfgate.com writes about why ID checks are ineffective.

Budge — Wed, 06 Feb 2002 06:14:18 -0800

Oppose a National ID card , this article tells the many reasons and abuses of freedom that will take place.