[Infowarrior] - Registered Traveler Program Is Fake Security

[Richard Forno]

Registered Traveler Program Is Fake Security -- UPDATED

The Registered Traveler program, which was just cleared for deployment the
nation's airports, has nothing to do with security and is simply a way to
pay $100 to cut to the front of the line. While $28 out of the approximately
$100 fee goes to a security check performed by the Department of Homeland
Security, there's actually no rational reason to do the check other than to
make the program look like it's security-related.

More, including why Registered Travelers will still get caught by terrorism
watchlists and comment from a vendor, after the jump...

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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2006/11/registered_trav.html