The United States Transportation Security Administration has announced its plans to allow private companies to enrol passengers for expedited screening at airports.This reminds me of India's UID system where private companies populate government databases. India had some trouble with this arrangement partly due to the way revenues flowed. In India the government payed companies to enroll people (many without ID's) in UID. Some unscrupulous agents there were signing up vegetables and getting paid for it.
The initiative, known as PreCheck, will allow US citizens to go through an online pre-enrollment process by providing biometric information.
Presumably, because the TSA system will involve people who already have a verified identity and the customer will be footing the bill, the opportunity for that type of graft won't be there.
