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I didn't know this -- you don't need photo ID to fly in the U.S.???

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Aug 26, 2010 10:49 AM
http://www.fodors.com/news/story_928.html

(near the bottom)

"True or false: If you are traveling on a domestic flight in the U.S., you must have government-issued photo ID in order to pass through a TSA checkpoint.

Answer: False.

According to the TSA's own Web site, you can board any commercial flight with no photo ID at all as long as you have "two forms of non-photo identification, one of which must have been issued by a state or federal agency." That means you can board a commercial flight with an insurance card and a social security card or a birth certificate (although you may want to print out that TSA page, just in case you run into trouble at check-in). All the talk about the necessity of having "photo identification" is just that: talk."

Granted, this article is from 2005 ... but if this is true ... wow. Seems like an easy way for a terrorist to get on board, no? Just rob some guy and use those two forms of non-photo identification.
Aug 26, 2010 10:49am
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Aug 26, 2010 12:51 PM
i am sure a terrorist could also make a fairly decent fake ID if they wanted to. they tend to plan those things out haha. plus you are assuming people have 2 forms of non photo ID on them like stated. the only thing they could get from me would be my insurance card. who carries their SS card or birth certificate on them?
Aug 26, 2010 12:51pm
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Aug 26, 2010 12:53 PM
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/acceptable_documents.shtm
Effective June 21, 2008, adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID that contains the following: name, date of birth, gender, expiration date and a tamper-resistant feature in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight.

Passengers who do not or cannot present an acceptable ID will have to provide information to the Transportation Security Officer performing Travel Document Checking duties in order to verify their identity. Passengers who are cleared through this process may be subject to additional screening. Passengers whose identity cannot be verified by TSA may not be allowed to enter the screening checkpoint or onto an airplane.
Aug 26, 2010 12:53pm
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Aug 26, 2010 3:58 PM
Glory Days;462550 wrote:i am sure a terrorist could also make a fairly decent fake ID if they wanted to. they tend to plan those things out haha. plus you are assuming people have 2 forms of non photo ID on them like stated. the only thing they could get from me would be my insurance card. who carries their SS card or birth certificate on them?

i carry my SS card.

should I not?
Aug 26, 2010 3:58pm
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Heretic

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Aug 26, 2010 4:10 PM
j_crazy;462758 wrote:i carry my SS card.

should I not?

Yeah, mine is my wallet, too.
Aug 26, 2010 4:10pm
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Aug 26, 2010 8:55 PM
j_crazy;462758 wrote:i carry my SS card.

should I not?
Heretic;462770 wrote:Yeah, mine is my wallet, too.

a copy or the original? arent they a pain the ass to get a new one? plus, what if you lose your wallet and now some thug has your SSN and access to all your credit card accounts.

what do you need your SS card day to day for?
Aug 26, 2010 8:55pm
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Aug 26, 2010 10:22 PM
Glory Days;462956 wrote:a copy or the original? arent they a pain the ass to get a new one? plus, what if you lose your wallet and now some thug has your SSN and access to all your credit card accounts.

what do you need your SS card day to day for?

You don't. They will be the ones to complain about identity theft.
Aug 26, 2010 10:22pm
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Aug 26, 2010 10:30 PM
j_crazy;462758 wrote:i carry my SS card.

should I not?
Why would you?
Aug 26, 2010 10:30pm
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Aug 27, 2010 12:33 AM
I carry my SS card. No particular reason, but then again no one would ever want to steal my identity. If you lose your wallet, you are screwed pretty much anyway, your ID and credit cards are more than enough for someone to steal your identity.
Aug 27, 2010 12:33am
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Aug 27, 2010 12:45 AM
So do you or do you not need a photo ID?
Aug 27, 2010 12:45am
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Aug 27, 2010 12:51 AM
People can steal your identity easily without any SS or cards.
Aug 27, 2010 12:51am