The TSA doesn’t make it a secret that it wants Americans (as well as people from a handful of other countries) to join TSA PreCheck. And no wonder – since …
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CLEAR has faced a number of challenges in recent months, particularly when it’s come to data security and scrutiny by the TSA and Congress. Several incidents of people getting through …
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Tips and Tricks
How To Help Avoid Getting A False Positive On TSA Swab Tests
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’re traveling by plane in the United States, you know that sometimes you’ll get pulled aside for a “swab test.” It happened to me on our way home from …
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The TSA is constantly looking at ways to streamline and strengthen their security process. TSA PreCheck undoubtedly came out of that mindset, and overall, it works well – passengers are …
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The TSA was developed in the days after 9/11, to prevent another attack that was along the same lines of that tragedy. Some of the hoops we, as passengers, need …
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We’ve recently been experiencing more “random” checks while going through the TSA security checkpoint. This is nothing new, as CLEAR and the TSA select people for checks even if they …
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The internet has been a great boon for people who appreciate humor. Be it dad jokes, dirty jokes, memes about Bernie Sanders and his mittens, or what have you, it’s …
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Ever since the transatlantic aircraft plot in 2006, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons,” wherein travelers are allowed to carry liquids …
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In the years after 9/11, and especially after an incident on Northwest Airlines flight 253 in 2009, the TSA began introducing “backscatter” screening machines made by Rapiscan. They were the …
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There aren’t a whole lot of people who like stopping at the TSA security checkpoint. At best the queue and TSA officers (TSAOs) are the ones between you and your …