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7. If I buy a seat on a plane, train, bus, or boat -- why should the govenment know ?

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Mon Dec 5, 2022, 02:26 PM

Dec 2022

I remember watching movies where the Nazis were always saying "Show me your papers", how is this different ?

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Real ID requirement for air travel delayed, again [View all] brooklynite Dec 2022 OP

when do we get to stop taking our shoes off? Blues Heron Dec 2022 #1

$85 for five years isn't profit making. brooklynite Dec 2022 #2

That doesnt seem so bad, somehow I thought it was a yearly thing Blues Heron Dec 2022 #4

CLEAR (a private company) charges annually brooklynite Dec 2022 #5

Thanks, might have to look into this for future travel. Blues Heron Dec 2022 #6

Totally worth it if you travel much at all genxlib Dec 2022 #9

I have the TSA pre-screen but have still had to take off my shoes... 3catwoman3 Dec 2022 #13

When you're 75. llmart Dec 2022 #3

If I buy a seat on a plane, train, bus, or boat -- why should the govenment know ? Dorn Dec 2022 #7

If your plane is hijacked, do you want the Government to try and rescue you? brooklynite Dec 2022 #8

Is it no longer feasible to just request a passenger manifest from the carrier? NullTuples Dec 2022 #18

I agree. Government issued id with a star?who put he fascists in charge of transport and can we stop Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #11

I'm surprised that nobody has responded to this yet ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #10

How about burning your drivers license and moving off the grid in Idaho? brooklynite Dec 2022 #16

Drivers licenses do not require U.S. citizenship ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #28

As if credit card transactions, plane manifests & non-Real ID's can't be used for that purpose too? NullTuples Dec 2022 #19

That's not government tracking us, that's private industry that is tracking us ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #31

Do you really think they are so separate all the time? NullTuples Dec 2022 #32

Your phone pretty much reports Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #12

Or you can also turn it off. ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #14

Honestly, it's planned obsolescence. Batteries only last a few years. NullTuples Dec 2022 #20

Or is it that not everything gets turned off ... aggiesal Dec 2022 #29

On Android based phones that's something (some) people can verify. NullTuples Dec 2022 #34

BTW, you can use a US Passport in lieu of Real ID. I've been doing this for 4/5 years now. iluvtennis Dec 2022 #15

That is very helpful, thanks! NullTuples Dec 2022 #22

Regarding name and gender maker changes for red states - Wow :-( n/t iluvtennis Dec 2022 #25

This past April, the State Department started implementation of a "X" option for gender on passports BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #27

Cool - thanks. n/t iluvtennis Dec 2022 #30

What might be a better alternative BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #23

Good info - thanks. I'll request this as well as passport book when I renew in 2 years. n/t iluvtennis Dec 2022 #24

The price was reasonable BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #26

One reason I don't have a Real Id is I don't want to bother going into the DMV. Dysfunctional Dec 2022 #17

My DMV is 2 blocks away and the line almost BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #21

If you have a passport you don't need a Real ID. Even though I have a passport, I ended up getting JohnSJ Dec 2022 #33

Oh good. dont have my real ID yet. was planning to travel using passport BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #35

What a mess. sarcasmo Dec 2022 #36