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A passenger was whisked through TSA security checkpoints by Clear, but they never signed up or had their identity checked —they just used a boarding pass they found in the trash.

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Travelers walk past Clear kiosks in the domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, May 26, 2023.
Travelers walk past Clear kiosks in the domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Friday, May 26, 2023.

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Did you pay $189 for Clear? You may have to show your ID at TSA anyway, threatening one of the program's biggest selling points

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Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.
Passengers using CLEAR kiosk that allows quick and secure Identity confirmation, West Palm Beach Airport, Florida.

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The TSA caught more guns at airport checkpoints in 2022 than any other year. Here are the top 5 airports where the most firearms were found.

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A TSA agent at LAX.

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A bored hacktivist browsing an unsecured airline server stumbled upon national security secrets including the FBI's 'no-fly' list. She says what she found reveals a 'perverse outgrowth of the surveillance state.'

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A TSA agent at LAX.

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