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11 September 2012

Clear Airport Security with Clear Me Today, Tomorrow, Forever

By Brent Neenan


After the tragedies of 9/11 the world came together with the appreciation that our airports and terminals were no longer safe with the expansion of terrorist activity. In remedy to this horrific event; departments such as the TSA were formed in order to better protect air traveling citizens. Unfortunately with an increase in security came an increase in wait time, extended lines and poor service at airports. In response to these negative side effects of safer travel; Clear Me was a service established in 2003 which made it much less difficult to clear airport security.

Starting in the beginning of the 21st century Clear Me utilizes advanced technology in order to more swiftly streamline security methods. In giving personalized biometric ID cards to customers they can present it at specific checkpoints to bypass the primary level of security at airports. Ultimately Clear Me is capable of cutting down wait time at the airport between 20-30 minutes.

Because Clear Me is a secure service not everybody off the street can register for its use. In order to be considered for Clear Me services and the ability to rapidly clear airport security a candidate must disclose specific pieces of personalized information. These pieces consists of several forms of government ID, the submitting to iris and fingerprint scans and passing a LexisNexis background check. Once all these requirements are fulfilled you are given a personalized biometric ID to present at certain security checkpoints at participating airports.

Not everyone agrees with the overall performance of Clear Me however. Having collapsed once already in 2009; people are wondering whether it will be a service that sustains into the future. With 200,000 previous customers who have had their previous memberships honored they have a leg up this time around. The matter will basically boil down to whether people think they are really getting their bang for their buck in bypassing airport security.

So whether you're a believer or a naysayer; Clear Me will soon be heading to an airport near you. Are you going to be a person stuck in line waiting for the next TSA to put you through a naked scanner or are you going to be a person who puts Clear Me to, use. The choice is yours so choose wisely.




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