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airport security

What Does A "Clear" Membership Actually Get You At Airport Security?

A PR hack sent us a stupidly long press release a few hours ago about Clear, the company that—for an annual $100 fee—will pre-authorize you with TSA to speed up your passage through security. Clear started operating in select airports over a year ago, and this month will add Reagan National and Dulles International airports to its list. So, is the service worth it? We guess that depends on how much you're willing to spend to be able to jump ahead of all the poor people waiting in line like the common criminals they surely are. We wanted a slightly more objective way to evaluate it, though, so we started looking around online for first-hand experiences of what exactly happens when you flash your Clear card. More »

9:47 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Chris Walters
15,181 views, 65 comments

Latest by n/a: @Buzz Lightyear: A diamond lane for experienced travelers would be a great idea. A few weeks ago I was held up for an extra 5 minutes or so due to a group of women in front of me who weren't more »

incompetence

TSA Traveler Website Exposed Private Citizens To Risk Of ID Theft

The Transportation Security Administration's traveler redress website—which was launched to give travelers a way to get their names removed from the government's toddler-centric no fly list—operated for months without proper security in place, leaving citizens who submitted detailed personal information to it wide open to identity theft. Gee, we're this close to thinking that the TSA is run by a bunch of grotesquely incompetent, slug-like bureaucrats. More »

9:22 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Chris Walters
1,645 views, 10 comments

travel

Renew Your Passports Now, Because 2008 Could Be Worse

Despite all the much-publicized delays with passport applications this year, the government has announced that they'll still be unprepared for the onslaught of applications come 2008, so if you know you'll need a new/renewed passport you should apply now during the slow season. In January, the land and sea portion of the new passport law goes into effect, requiring everyone who travels to Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean to show proof of citizenship. More »

12:09 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Chris Walters
2,787 views, 20 comments

no-fly list

Howto: Get Your Name Off The No-Fly List

The Department of Homeland Security has finally woken up, and now admits that the No-Fly List has its problems. More »

6:28 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By consumerintern
7,064 views, 15 comments