Comments on: Lax Identity Enforcement with TSA. Really? http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2009/11/24/lax-identity-enforcement-with-tsa-really/ Exploring the science and magic of Identity and Access Management Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:45:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Dixon http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2009/11/24/lax-identity-enforcement-with-tsa-really/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Mark Dixon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:44:02 +0000 http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2009/11/24/lax-identity-enforcement-with-tsa-really/#comment-550 <p>I'm not arguing that the TSA policy of checking everyone's photo ID's makes us safer, but that there is apparent widespread discrepancy between policy and practice. There are at least two major questions that I see. The first, which you allude to - are the correct screening policies in place at all? The second - are the policies which are in place followed rigorously? </p> <p>I think the current answer to both questions, is "no!"</p> I’m not arguing that the TSA policy of checking everyone’s photo ID’s makes us safer, but that there is apparent widespread discrepancy between policy and practice. There are at least two major questions that I see. The first, which you allude to – are the correct screening policies in place at all? The second – are the policies which are in place followed rigorously?

I think the current answer to both questions, is "no!"

]]> By: Brian Utterback http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2009/11/24/lax-identity-enforcement-with-tsa-really/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Brian Utterback Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://www.discoveringidentity.com/2009/11/24/lax-identity-enforcement-with-tsa-really/#comment-549 <p>This just makes sense you know. Contrary to findings of the report, checking the photo IDs of airplane passengers doesn't make anybody safer. Checking IDs makes sense when you are trying to secure access to a small area or facility and limit it to a small number of people. It makes no sense to check the IDs of the "public". Fake IDs abound, and all you have done by checking IDs is get some small assurance that the person is who they say they are. So what? If I rob a bank, I want my identity to be secret because I don't want to be caught. Terrorists have no such desire. Not to mention, some of my credit cards have my photo, would that have been acceptable in your eyes? </p> This just makes sense you know. Contrary to findings of the report, checking the photo IDs of airplane passengers doesn’t make anybody safer. Checking IDs makes sense when you are trying to secure access to a small area or facility and limit it to a small number of people. It makes no sense to check the IDs of the "public". Fake IDs abound, and all you have done by checking IDs is get some small assurance that the person is who they say they are. So what? If I rob a bank, I want my identity to be secret because I don’t want to be caught. Terrorists have no such desire. Not to mention, some of my credit cards have my photo, would that have been acceptable in your eyes?

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