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Discussion: Would you trust a "paperless" boarding pass?
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 jimglab |
Would you trust a "paperless" boarding pass?
Dec 7 2007, 2:30 PM EST The Transportation Security Administration and Continental are starting to test the use of “paperless” boarding passes at Houston Bush Intercontinental. The airline will send a special bar code to the cell phones of participants, which can be scanned at the airport by handheld readers (see this week’s story). Our question: Would you be willing to trust this technology, or would your worries about technical glitches make you hesitant to give up the traditional paper boarding pass and its easily readable information? Post your comments here. 0 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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kenkane kenkane |
RE: Would you trust a "paperless" boarding pass?
Dec 11 2007, 8:34 AM EST No. The reality of unstable "smart" phones (well, at least all non-iphones), screen brightness differences, and the logistics of having the phone scanned with new hand scanners, makes no sense. It is far easier and more sensible (given TSA already has passport data access) to just have the electronic validation via a swipe of your USA Passport. All USA Passports now have a mag strip for scanning. No need for TSA to invent anything new. Just add TSA Passport Swipe Scanners at the stations and at terminal gates, add far less complicated back office automation, and you're done. Don't have a USA Passport? time to get one. Do you find this valuable? |
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techprof techprof |
RE: Would you trust a "paperless" boarding pass?
Dec 11 2007, 8:56 PM EST Not really. First I do not think that this will improve anything.I have yet to go through a boarding line without at least one boarding pass being problematic. Now we are going to add the issue of cell phones, cell phone carriers, transmissions in airports, etc. That is simply going to create delay and not stop fraud because the clever person (I am not one of them) can find ways to simulate the code. In addition, the airport is a secure area. No one gets a boarding pass without displaying appropriate ID so why should the money be spent to solve this "problem". Seems like a nonproblem to me. There are far more serious security issues with flying than this one. Do you find this valuable? |