Re:Ex-Mozilla CTO: I was grilled for three hours at US airpo...
by filoleg on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @12:59PM
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I’ve been using mobile boarding passes exclusively for the past few years and it doesn’t even remotely work in the way you describe (within the US, at least; cannot comment on CBP).
1. There is no special app you need for mobile boarding passes. It has always been either a PDF or a PNG file emailed to you.
2. I was never asked to hand over my phone to TSA agents at any point. They just ask you to put your phone with the boarding pass QR code displayed over a QR scanner. At no point the phone leaves your hands.
1. There is no special app you need for mobile boarding passes. It has always been either a PDF or a PNG file emailed to you.
2. I was never asked to hand over my phone to TSA agents at any point. They just ask you to put your phone with the boarding pass QR code displayed over a QR scanner. At no point the phone leaves your hands.