33,000 TSA Clear Identities Lost then Found Again

Posted by:atreides 1389 days ago • Discuss • http://www.coderetard.com

Earlier yesterday, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) laptop containing the unencrypted identity information of some estimated 33,000 Clear passengers was stolen from a locked office at San Francisco International Airport. The Clear program, operated by Verified Identity Pass, allows registered travelers to bypass airport security lines by showing their Clear cards at the cost of $100 per year. The 33,000 affected victims were mostly those who had registered online but had not yet completed the in-person enrollment. The laptop contained private information including drivers license numbers, addresses, birth dates, and passport numbers but no Social Security or credit card numbers.

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