New ID rules may complicate air travel
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Millions of air travelers may find going through airport security much more complicated this spring, as the Bush administration heads toward a showdown with state governments over post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver's licenses. By May, the dispute could leave millions of people unable to use their licenses to board planes, but privacy advocates called that a hollow threat by federal officials.
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Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along the nation's borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.
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Air travelers face a new screening process before they step on a plane, Secure Flight. Civil liberties advocates say it's better than CAPPS II, but aren't completely sold yet. By Ryan Singel.
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The Transportation Security Administration shifts responsibility for screening travelers from the airlines to the government. The new system, dubbed Secure Flight, seeks to target fewer people and to do so more accurately.
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By early 2007, U.S., Mexican and Canadian citizens must present a passport or other approved documents to enter the United States when arriving by air from North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
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Not compulsion - sign here to end the pain... "Various forms of coercion" could be used to accelerate the rollout of ID cards, the idea being that ID cards will remain 'voluntary' for as long as possible, while not having an ID card will become more and more uncomfortable. This, precisely what the government has intended to do all along, is stated baldly in an Identity &amp; Passport Service leak cited by the Sunday People.â¦
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KRT) - Travelers from some of America's closest allies, including wealthy countries in Europe and Asia, can no longer just present their passports to an immigration inspector on arrival in the United States and ...
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New national standards for driver's licenses worry some privacy advocates.
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The Transportation Security Administration is trying again to reconcile the privacy rights of non-dangerous airline passengers with the security need to identify potentially dangerous ones.
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The Bush administration on Friday temporarily waived some of its new, post-Sept. 11 requirements for flying abroad, hoping to help irate summer travelers whose trips have been jeopardized by delays in processing their passports.
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The U.S. government unveiled plans  on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal  information to identify airline passengers who may pose a  threat to air travel.
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The State Department has acknowledged long delays from âunprecedented demandâ after new rules requiring passports for travelers returning from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean.
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Air travelers with medical conditions may suffer dehydration or other risks because of new air travel restrictions that prohibit people from bringing drinks onto the plane, some doctors say.
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Congress voted last year to prohibit passengers from bringing lighters and matches aboard commercial airplanes for security reasons, but figuring out how to institute the change has become more complicated.
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U.S.-bound air passengers may have to  board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more  rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined by a  senior U.S. official Thursday.
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Until now, it was harder to get a Blockbuster card than to get into the U.S. from Canada. An explainer on the new border identification requirements
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Serious doubts are raised on the accuracy of a new ID system being introduced on new UK passports next year.