No ID? Now You Have To Answer My Questions....

When traveling via air, it is necessary to be able to identify oneself. Airline security wants to make sure that John Doe is really John Doe and not someone else. In the past if someone forgot their ID, they would be subject to an extensive search of their carry-on and most likely a pat-down. 

Now, if someone forgets their ID not only will they have to endure the extra screening, but they will have to be able to answer questions about themselves. Questions could range from their previous address to their wedding date. Airline security will have access to your information through the Lexis Nexis database.

Now airport screeners will have access to your information which will expose passengers more than the new x-ray machines. What, or who, is going to stop a screener form obtaining private information about you? Is this steeping over the line? Should airport screeners be asking us private information in order to make sure we are who we say we are. Here is an idea: Don't lose your ID and make sure that you have it with you at all times.