Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security
The [express-line security] program will be operated by New York-based Verified Identity Pass Inc., a private company run by Steven Brill, whose former ventures included Court TV and The American Lawyer magazine. The program marks the first time a private company has teamed up with the government to speed up airport security lines. Yesterday, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority board awarded the contract for its new system to Verified Identity Pass's system, opting for its prospectus over a proposal from Unisys Corp. I wonder what testing is planned and what penalties are specified in the contract for false negatives. My guess: little and none. - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security
one of the articles from a couple months ago about what happens if too many people shift into a priority queue. note that it is somewhat cheaper to let a few people to pay to go to the head of the screening line ... so that their queueing wait is reduced. It is a lot more expensive to install significantly more screening stations if you are planning on moving a large precentage of the people to the priority queue. Frequent fliers' priority perks may lose value http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B4CB9FEEC-C6A3-477E-BC79-7E465CDA9BBC%7Dsiteid=googledist=googlecbsReferrer= an article about making the screening process (itself) significantly, rather than just re-arraigning the order that people go thru the screening process. Design Build Contractor Emmanuel Cabrera Unveils Model for a New Airport Security and Screening Facility http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2981723 some older stories about going to the head of the screening line Orlando airport will allow frequent fliers to bypass screening http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2005-02-17-orlando-bypass_x.htm OIA, TSA to launch first 'Private Sector Known Traveler Program' http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2005/02/14/daily37.html lots of recent stories about going to the head of the screening line. Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida http://www.rednova.com/news/general/153608/voluntary_security_id_to_debut_in_florida/ Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida http://www.sierratimes.com/rss/newswire.php?article=/news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050603/ap_on_re_us/private_security_passtime=1117836210feed=us Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida http://www.durantdemocrat.com/articles/2005/06/03/ap/hitech/d8agc8180.txt Voluntary security ID to debut in Florida http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/11808773.htm Voluntary security ID to debut in Florida http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/11808773.htm Orlando airport first tester of quick-pass voluntary biometric ID http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/060305/D8AGBC3G1.shtml Orlando airport to allow use of $80 security ID http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3210249 Voluntary Security ID to Debut in Florida http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=BreakingstoryId=1043759 Firm's system lets frequent fliers speed through airport's security http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/11811618.htm Passes put fliers in the fast lane http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local/sfl-zairport04jun04,0,939657.story?coll=sfla-business-headlines Skipping security checks http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11814661.htm Bio ID may make airport security easy http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=56599mode=threadorder=0thold=0 Transport Deptt. Wants the Airline Passenger Information http://archives.moneyplans.net/frontend204-verify-7796.html Airport fast lanes to get test http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/04/Worldandnation/Airport_fast_lanes_to.shtml - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security
there were several news URLs a month or so ago about the issue of faster in conjunction with the orlanda effort and some of the predictions on possibly 40mil (most frequently travelling) people sign up if such programs were rolled out around the country. the issue raised was that they were effectively paying to have a priority queue for the existing screening stations (effectively could take the place of the first class queue at some airports) ... and what is the characteristic of a priority queue if nearly everybody is standing in the priority queue rather than the regular queue. having done some work on queuing ... i turned out the mainframe resource manager in the 70s http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#fairshare http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#wsclock if the service stations are the same ... and you just are re-arranging the order of service ... priority queues have the appearance of meeting their objectives when only a small percentage of the total population is in the priority queue. R.A. Hettinga wrote: --- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:40:26 -0400 To: Philodox Clips List [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: R.A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Clips] Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Security needs identity like a fish needs... well, you get the idea... Cheers, RAH --- http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111767537888648936,00.html The Wall Street Journal June 2, 2005 Paying Extra for Faster Airport Security Orlando Kicks Off Program Offering Quicker Screenings To Holders of Special Cards - The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending unsubscribe cryptography to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
