[neil_s]

I detest the TSA, and government overreach, but I'm failing to see the issue here. Even before the optional photo system was introduced, they would stick my ID in a scanner, this seems like the same thing but the work is outsourced to me. Admittedly, I place less value on my privacy than the average HN commenter, given I opted in to Clear which lets me bypass lines using biometrics, a trade-off I was glad to make.

Then, people have raised the unrelated issue of why ID checks are needed at all, and I can think of a couple, not sure of the actual reason: 1) Checking that you're not on the no-fly list. 2) Checking that there isn't a BOLO out on you, so that people with warrants, parole etc can't skip town easily.

The argument that it is to prevent secondary markets for tickets sounds hollow - airlines do their own ID checks when printing the boarding pass and at the gate.