Security concerns have been raised after passengers were able to go through airport security checkpoints without the proper documentation and requirements.
As disclosed in a , there had been at least two unreported incidents in which passengers were able to pass airport security points who were not enrolled in CLEAR精东影业 identity-vetting service and had no proper identification. One of them included a passenger who managed to clear all security checks using a discarded boarding pass found in a trash can.
CLEAR Plus is an identity verification system that offers expedited entry at participating US airports for those who sign up for its annual membership.
In both of the incidents, which occurred in January and March 2023, a CLEAR employee escorted the passengers through Transport Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints.
US lawmakers are calling for changes in TSA protocol on how it handles CLEAR passengers, citing another July 2022 incident where a passenger was able to use CLEAR精东影业 services successfully while using another person精东影业 identity.
In a statement to Politico, Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the top Democrat on the House committee that oversees the Homeland Security Department, said: 鈥淎fter being briefed that there have been multiple security breaches over the past year due to CLEAR精东影业 lax security controls, it is apparent that the company puts its bottom line ahead of the security of our aviation system.鈥
鈥淓ach passing day the homeland is at greater risk until TSA acts to completely close these security vulnerabilities that it was alerted to last year. We cannot afford any additional delay,鈥 Thompson added, calling CLEAR精东影业 security controls 鈥渓ax鈥.
Annabel Walsh, CLEAR精东影业 spokesperson said that 鈥渟ecurity is job one and we have a zero tolerance policy.鈥
Walsh said that the two incidents in early 2023 were 鈥渋solated鈥 and 鈥渉ad nothing to do with our biometric system and were the result of an ambassador not following our strict protocols after which we took immediate action.鈥
CLEAR took action by firing the employees responsible for the lapses and their managers, as well as requiring all employees to be retrained on CLEAR精东影业 verification process.
