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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - TSA to require gender, birthdate of fliers

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:30:15 AM EDT

Associated Press
June 14, 2009

WASHINGTON - Don't be surprised if you're asked to provide your date of birth and gender when booking plane tickets later this summer.

The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program called "Secure Flight" (Jesus, Larry and Curly who makes this shit up?) to improve security and reduce misidentification of passengers who have names similar to individuals on government watch lists.

As part of Secure Flight, airlines will ask passengers buying tickets to provide their name exactly as it appears on the government-issued identification they plan to use when traveling. Later this summer, airlines also will begin asking passengers to provide their birth dates and gender.

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Because if the government doesn't know how many richards are on each flight, the terrorists have won.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:34:14 AM EDT

[#1]

The next step will be "verifying" your gender.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:40:21 AM EDT

[#2]

How about they just maintain a better situational awareness on the people on the watch list. It should be apparent when they buy a plane ticket and then you can make professional Law Enforcement watch them. All this other stupid shit, is exactly that.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:43:51 AM EDT

[#3]

I don't even know what to say about this.

The government is sooo out of control, and getting worse every day.

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:55:33 AM EDT

[#4]

"That's right. Steve. Yes, a woman. Why do you ask?"

Posted: 6/15/2009 5:57:01 AM EDT

[#5]

I feel safer already.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:12:35 AM EDT

[#6]

TSA: What is your sex
ME: I don't know
TSA: We must know, its for your safty
Me: OK Mr. TSA dude. *starts to upzip pants*
TSA: oh, its ok, we dont need to know that bad

Also people remember water and plastic water bottles do NOT set off medal detectors.

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:30:25 AM EDT

[#7]

Maybe they want to start singing happy birthday to passengers. Like when you go to a restaurant

Posted: 6/15/2009 6:33:37 AM EDT

[#8]

That's a man, baby!

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