Archive for June, 2009
A “Clear” Case of Failure
Clear, the “trusted traveler” program that allowed customers to bypass airport security lines, has shut down. The story is an interesting case of bureaucratic disincentives and general failure around the whole mess known as airport security.
A privately-run alternative to the TSA’s Registered Traveller program, Clear started out with what seemed like a good idea — [...]
False Expense Service Reveals the Trouble With Documents
There’s been some news coverage lately about FalseExpense.com, a service that produces fake receipts to order “for novelty use only.”
The obvious purpose of this is to help people scam their companies’ expense reporting system by “padding” receipts. People who are reimbursed for hotel, meals, etc. can create receipts for slightly more than they actually pay [...]
