Comments on: Forged boarding passes: Fraud, yes, but where is the security threat? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Baraka http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-14932 Baraka Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:07:27 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-14932 Last summer's deplaning of "suspicious" language-speaking, - acting (usually praying) or -looking people (mostly Muslims or Arabs but one Hasidic Jew too) seems to indicate that confidence in the security checks is fairly low. Last summer’s deplaning of “suspicious” language-speaking, – acting (usually praying) or -looking people (mostly Muslims or Arabs but one Hasidic Jew too) seems to indicate that confidence in the security checks is fairly low.

]]> By: The false promise of electronic ticketing » Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-14853 The false promise of electronic ticketing » Upgrade: Travel Better Mon, 28 May 2007 03:16:39 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-14853 [...] After 9/11, it was no longer possible to go through security without a paper boarding pass. Mind you, the real security benefit of this requirement is highly questionable. Sure, it means that fewer people actually pass through security, but having a slip of paper with your name on it really doesn’t make you any more or less of a threat. (See, for example, the hoopla surrounding the fake boarding pass generator.) [...] [...] After 9/11, it was no longer possible to go through security without a paper boarding pass. Mind you, the real security benefit of this requirement is highly questionable. Sure, it means that fewer people actually pass through security, but having a slip of paper with your name on it really doesn’t make you any more or less of a threat. (See, for example, the hoopla surrounding the fake boarding pass generator.) [...]

]]> By: Upgrades and Downgrades — December 2, 2006 » Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-11716 Upgrades and Downgrades — December 2, 2006 » Upgrade: Travel Better Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:03:10 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-11716 [...] Fake boarding pass guy’s freedom The Indiana University graduate student who posted a fake boarding pass generator for Northwest Airlines (to prove a point about how easy it is to create such a pass, and how the [...] [...] Fake boarding pass guy’s freedom The Indiana University graduate student who posted a fake boarding pass generator for Northwest Airlines (to prove a point about how easy it is to create such a pass, and how the [...]

]]> By: morganusvitus http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-11713 morganusvitus Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:10:18 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-11713 The site looks great ! Thanks for all your help ( past, present and future !) The site looks great ! Thanks for all your help ( past, present and future !)

]]> By: Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Barcodes? We don’t need no stinkin’ barcodes. http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-504 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Barcodes? We don’t need no stinkin’ barcodes. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:13:44 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-504 [...] I don’t fly US Airways much, so I honestly thought there must be some kind of error, and that the TSA or the airline would give me a hard time. I even asked a US Airways employee if the boarding pass looked okay, because it seemed so… half-assed. The image quality was crap, the print was tiny, and there was no barcode. Security? Ha! Anyone could forge this thing, even without Christopher Soghoian’s fake boarding pass generator. But she said it was fine, and she gave me one of those “is this guy nuts” looks. Good enough! [...] [...] I don’t fly US Airways much, so I honestly thought there must be some kind of error, and that the TSA or the airline would give me a hard time. I even asked a US Airways employee if the boarding pass looked okay, because it seemed so… half-assed. The image quality was crap, the print was tiny, and there was no barcode. Security? Ha! Anyone could forge this thing, even without Christopher Soghoian’s fake boarding pass generator. But she said it was fine, and she gave me one of those “is this guy nuts” looks. Good enough! [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-300 Anonymous Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:15:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-300 Excellent article on forged boarding passes. I wasn't aware that this phenomena was actually taking place so regularly. Jon (<a HREF="http://www.sealeytravel.com" rel="nofollow">www.sealeytravel.com</A>) Excellent article on forged boarding passes. I wasn’t aware that this phenomena was actually taking place so regularly.

Jon (http://www.sealeytravel.com)

]]> By: The Global Traveller http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/10/28/forged-boarding-passes-fraud-yes-but-where-is-the-security-threat/#comment-299 The Global Traveller Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:34:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=384#comment-299 I like that domestic airports/terminals in Australia and New Zealand allow anyone to visit the gate area, subject to normal screening but without requiring a boarding pass. I like that domestic airports/terminals in Australia and New Zealand allow anyone to visit the gate area, subject to normal screening but without requiring a boarding pass.

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