agoristesq on Nostr: Agree, and what seems to be the best way to make it easier is a surrender of MORE ...

Agree, and what seems to be the best way to make it easier is a surrender of MORE privacy early on - things like Clear, Global Entry (for US), Nexus (Canada) TSA pre-check, mean you aren’t waiting in line, taking off shoes or emptying the contents of your bags. It all depends on where one is currently in their footprint - if you are largely off grid, private and secure, these aren’t going to be great options. If you came late to the game (me), the information they want on those applications are things that are already public and accessible about you, and providing the information isn’t really giving anything up.

It’s really difficult to balance and I would completely understand an individual choice to just not travel internationally or by air.

Domestically, the entire TSA process can be avoided by flying privately - maybe cost prohibitive but the idea of a “Freedom Airlines” is out there and is absolutely support them by using their service if it ever got off the ground.