[ceejayoz]

It’s not lessening security.

[mlindner]

It's certainly lessening privacy at the very least. Government sanctioned spying in exchange for saving a few minutes.

[jaywalk]

It's really not. You just provide some info that the government already has along with your fingerprints, they do a quick background check, and you're done. Whether you have PreCheck or not, the government knows what flights you've taken because the airlines have to submit their passenger lists. $85 for 5 years of less hassle at security is worth it for anyone who flies even once every 1-2 years.

[unsupp0rted]

I'd happily part with the $85 or whatever nominal amount, but I almost never fly through the USA.

[ceejayoz]

The information you provide as part of PreCheck is all stuff the US government already likely posesses on you.

[panick21_]

Its lessening security theater if I understand the process correctly. I'm not American.