The TSA has backtracked its plans to start flagging certain passengers for extra screening at airport security checkpoints.
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News of the agency's decision to scale back its ID requirements comes as Clear faces increased scrutiny following a series of recent incidents. According to a report from, the initial event in July 2022 that brought about the first set of increases involved a Clear traveler who appeared to bethrough Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. The passenger was only stopped after scanning equipment found he was trying to carry live ammunition through the security checkpoint.
Police called in to investigate the incident discovered that the man had been manually enrolled for Clear in Birmingham, Alabama, after the company's computer identified him as a mismatch with his photo ID using facial recognition,reported. In response, Clear said that the incident was unrelated to their processes and"was the result of a single human error—having nothing to do with our technology.
News of the incidents spurred responses from high-ranking congressional lawmakers focused on transportation safety. "After being briefed that there have been multiple security breaches over the past year due to Clear's lax security controls, it is apparent that the company puts its bottom line ahead of the security of our aviation system," Rep., the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a statement to Politico earlier this month.
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