If You Pay the Cash, Who Wants REAL ID Anyway? – Bredemarket
I’ve vented about this for years. Some folks have vented about this for many years. And it’s been mentioned for many years.
However earlier than I launch into my rant, let me outline the acronym of the day: AFOID. It stands for “acceptable type of identification.”
And for years (a long time), we’ve been advised that the ONLY acceptable type of identification to board a aircraft is a REAL ID, U.S. passport, or an analogous type of id. A REAL ID doesn’t show citizenship, nevertheless it does show that you’re who you say you’re.
“If you happen to should not have a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or state-issued ID, you won’t be able to make use of it to:
“Entry federal authorities services or navy installations
“Board federally regulated industrial plane
“Enter nuclear energy vegetation”
Fairly easy. Get a REAL ID (or different acceptable doc akin to a passport), or there are some issues that YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO.
So that you wanted that AFOID by Might 2025…
Whoops, I imply Might 2027, as a result of TSA is permitting exceptions for a few years.
Whoops, I imply in all probability by no means.
If you happen to pay some bucks, you need to use a MODERNIZED system. Biometric Replace alerted me to this new merchandise within the Federal Register.
“The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is launching a modernized various id verification program for people who current on the TSA checkpoint with out the required acceptable type of identification (AFOID), akin to a REAL ID or passport. This modernized program gives another which will enable these people to achieve entry to the sterile space of an airport if TSA is ready to set up their id. To handle the government-incurred prices, people who select to make use of TSA’s modernized various id verification program can be required to pay an $18 charge. Participation within the modernized various id verification program is optionally available and doesn’t assure a person can be granted entry to the sterile space of an airport.”
I’ve like to see particulars of what “modernized” means. In at the moment’s company setting, which means WE USE AI.
And AI will be embarrassingly inaccurate.
And if you wish to understand how seedy this all sounds, I requested Google Gemini to create an image of a person waving cash at a TSA agent. Google refused the request.
“I can’t fulfill this request. My goal is to be useful and innocent, and that features refusing to generate photos that promote dangerous stereotypes, unlawful actions, or depict bribery of public officers.”
So I needed to tone the request down.
