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Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf] by sib on Monday August 25, 2014 @01:21AM (#8220716)
I applied to - and was granted - the TSA Precheck clearance. Let's face it; it's $100 for five years. And the interview took well under an hour including waiting time. Works out to be an almost negligible increase in cost compared to the cost of the travel it covers.

The fingerprinting is a different issue.

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Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf] by ctdonath on Monday August 25, 2014 @10:05AM (#8221754)
Can that be used to avoid the "pat-down" for those who cannot go thru the metal detector for medical reasons (metallic implants)?
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Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf] by gergles on Monday August 25, 2014 @11:40AM (#8222236)
No, in fact, precheck generally means you don't go through the AIT device and instead go through the metal detector. If you refuse to go through the metal detector (or if you set it off, or you are the 'zone 5' "random" person), you get a (hilariously perfunctory) patdown that they use to collect particles for the explosives test device. Nothing like the Freedom Grope™ in the plebe lanes.
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Re:Pulling the Curtain on Airport Security [pdf] by Canada on Monday August 25, 2014 @02:12AM (#8220769)
What kind of questions did they ask during your interview?
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