Is it weird that I'm sort of paranoid about giving the government my biometric information? If you use CLEAR for work travel, how is it? Should I get it too?
It's fantastic. With Clear and tsa precheck I get to the airport 15 minutes before boarding and have no issues.
How does clear work with precheck? Or do you mean you use them interchangeably depending on airport?
It does work with Precheck. After passing CLEAR, you are moved to the front of the Precheck line and walked through. TSA just looks at your boarding pass to see the Precheck symbol. Less than 5 mins in most airports with CLEAR.
CLEAR is actually operated by a private company (Alclear) based in NY. Their business model is not just airports, but arenas, essentially any place that requires a massive queue. They're a tech company. It's a bit shocking to me they're allowed to operate at airports but must be highly secure... so to your question I'm not sure if the government is actually storing your biometric information through CLEAR. With that said though, although I don't use CLEAR, it seems to have much shoulder lines than TSA now-adays so I am highly considering it. Maybe if I get a credit card that offers a discount because the 5 minutes I'd save is probably not worth $189... They're apparently in 65 locations now in the country. I might see if they expand further before making the investment. If you don't have TSA Pre-Check though, everyone should get it... It comes with all the pricier credit cards and worth the investment. And if you do international travel, Global Entry is 110% recommended to save ~1 hour every time you fly.
Governments worldwide are asking for biometric (border control and visa) information so if you want to continue travelling you will have to get use to it. In our age nothing will be private
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