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Shutdown of Verified Identity Pass Raises Privacy Questions

Travelers wishing to get pre-screened to gain access to express lanes to airport security under went background checks. If they passed TSA background checks they then had to give up biometric information. Now that the company has declared bankruptcy there are questions about what it must now do to assure the privacy of those who applied or received entry into the registered traveler program.

CLEAR Shuts Down, but the Future of Frequent Flier Data is Still Cloudy, Anita Ramasastry, Article, Tuesday, July 2, 2009