From: Ellen K. 

Here you can buy a complete set of fake docs for $150 and moreover
everybody knows where to buy them.

On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:25:45 -0500, "Dave Ings"
 wrote in message :

>I guess you'd have to think about what threat would be addressed by *not*
>being allowed to do so. Given a boarding pass comes in many shapes and
>colours, and is hardly a secure document, hard to see what threat is
>addressed.
>
>Also, Bruce Schneier points out (slightly different context):
>
>http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0308.html#6
>
>In terms of security, this is no big deal; the photo-ID requirement doesn't
>provide much security. Identification of passengers doesn't increase
>security very much. All of the 9/11 terrorists presented photo-IDs, many in
>their real names. Others had legitimate driver's licenses in fake names that
>they bought from unscrupulous people working in motor vehicle offices.

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