TSA’s watchlist pain in the rear end
Though we have written about the philosophical reasons for opening our transportation watchlist so that people can find out why they have been placed on the list, the process is a pain in the a**. Everyone seems to be passing the buck. The system needs fixin’ — now. Congress is finally getting rattled.
For travelers, Homeland Security is starting to step over the line
As the war on terror has proceeded during the past couple of years, the erosion of personal privacy protection has been growing. As travelers, the place where it affects us is normally on the “No Fly List.” Are out civil liberties being threatened?
Hotels upgrade their “no-stay” lists, leaving some guests out in the cold
As you’re checking out of your hotel, the front desk agent is clacking away at the keyboard. Think he’s printing your invoice or updating your address? Think again. With one stroke of a key, he may be banning you from hotels all around the world. Yep, hotel blacklists exist. But are they fair or necessary?