The New York Times > Washington > Program Would Ease Security a Bit for Frequent Fliers

The New York Times > Washington > Program Would Ease Security a Bit for Frequent Fliers. A BIT is sort of an understatement here. In effect, the government is trying to pass CAPPs as a bonus program for trusted passengers where they will get no more out of it than an occasional saving of less than 10 minutes of their time (extended over a lots of flying episodes, this really doesn't amount to a whole lot). It is amusing that they are trying to pass it off as a benefit, when it is really a hassle and a way to get people to regard possession of these cards as a "privelege". This is really a low-brow move to avoid the panicking of the privacy groups (note all the "asking permission" language) and to slide this under the radar. Icky... but probably effective...