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The Clear airport security program has abruptly closed. No warning, and no information beyond a sparse statement on the Clear web site. An email to members also went out about an hour ago with the same short statement on the site. NOTE (Sept. 20, 2010 : See Clear Airport Security Is Back, With All The [...]

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I’m back from watching the Zeppelin Eureka take off from Moffett Field near San Jose on its trip down to Southern California, where it will offer tours there for the first time. Below, photos and video of the zeppelin, some hopefully interesting trivia plus how you can track it on its journey down the coast [...]

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Clear, the system allowing people to pass through airport security faster at many US airports, is testing a new program to pay hard cash for referrals plus offering a new “gift card” option for those who want to give Clear passes to others. If you have a Clear referral code, you can earn the cash [...]

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In my past post, Using CLEAR To Clear Airport Security — This Is Efficient?, I covered what a joke it was that after being biometrically verified as myself, I still had to show the TSA a picture ID. In an email today from CLEAR, it sounds like that hassle is going away — along with [...]

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While I’m not happy with how well the FlyClear airport security program works, I can’t fault its affiliate program. Since I wrote about it and posted my discount code of DSCAM1167602, the referrals have been rolling in at an amazing pace. NOTE (Sept. 20, 2010 : See Clear Airport Security Is Back, With All The [...]

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So I finally got to use the CLEAR travel security system in the US that I signed-up for earlier this year. I’d written before on how well the UK system IRIS works compared to CLEAR. I’m afraid that now having finally used CLEAR, it’s as bad as I thought. NOTE (Sept. 20, 2010 : See [...]

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Heathrow is continuing with secondary screening in Terminal 3, which I think started several months ago. It serves no real security purpose that I can see, since you can easily bypass it. First you’ve got your regular security — shoes off, plastic bag for your toiletries, laptop out, you know the drill. Made it? Then [...]

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It’s been some time since I’ve done a long road trip. But Elisabeth Osmeloski is getting married down near Moab, Utah — and flying into Salt Lake City and then driving down turned out to be the easiest way to get there. So on with the road trip, with the unexpected surprise of seeing a [...]

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I’m currently on a Delta flight to Salt Lake City, feeling fortunate to have made it aboard. About a half hour ago, I was held in security at John Wayne Airport in Orange County and being asked if I wanted the entire airport to be shut down. Wow. It was one of those bizarre experiences [...]

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I’ve written before about the Clear program in the US, designed to get you through security faster. Yes, I eventually did get my card since I last wrote. Today, a surprise in my email. Clear has an affiliate program! If you get a friend to sign-up, you get a free month of service. Heh. Below, [...]

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