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Clear Faces More Scrutiny With Added Airport Incidents
- TSA hikes oversight of Clear customers, says person familiar
- Company says it fired employees who violated ID-check rules
A Clear screening kiosk.
Photographer: Bing Guan/BloombergFederal security officials this week ordered Clear Secure Inc. to increase the number of customers receiving additional vetting at US airports as more details emerged of security incidents connected to the line-expediting company’s practices.
The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday mandated that a greater percentage of Clear subscribers undergo a review of their identification documents by a TSA agent before they can enter the airport screening lanes, according to a person familiar with the action who asked not to be named discussing the security-sensitive subject.