Fingerprint biometrics instead of ticket/ID
Wishing the airline industry could get its act together to innovate around security hassles? Don't give up hope yet!Security firm CLEAR has worked with Alaska Airlines to implement biometric identification of passengers willing to pay an annual fee of $245. Swiping fingers across a plate will replace a boarding pass and photo ID. The airline states that in their opinion 'Using biometrics as identification has a huge potential to simplify the travel experience and eliminate hassles'.
No word on what happens when someone decides to impersonate someone and hacks off their hand to use as identification.
Yeah, let me tell you: it does not feel good.
For bonus points, my son had his passport stolen a few months later. It never ends: tough breaks for a guy who basically tried to follow the rules. The government hasn't even had the cojones to officially notify me of the theft - I had to read about it on the BBC, same as the rest of you mopes.
I am however in favor of less tedious bullshit at airports. The TSA is so out of control these days I don't even want to fly anymore. The procedures you go through to ride a train leave you with at least a modicum of dignity.
New security idea: the plutonium anal probe: each passenger is fitted with an anal plug with a unique nuclear signature. Because violating you anally is about the only thing left for the airline "security" industry.