Comments on: American Airlines introduces mobile boarding passes http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-introduces-mobile-boarding-passes/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:06 -0500 hourly 1 By: Mobile Boarding Passes from American Airlines | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-introduces-mobile-boarding-passes/comment-page-1/#comment-948858 Mobile Boarding Passes from American Airlines | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:20:05 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=53858#comment-948858 [...] can check-in through a Mobile Boarding Pass, that relieves all the tension of holding on to your airplane ticket and the strings attached to it. With all the advancement of modern technologies inducted in the [...] [...] can check-in through a Mobile Boarding Pass, that relieves all the tension of holding on to your airplane ticket and the strings attached to it. With all the advancement of modern technologies inducted in the [...]

]]> By: Ed http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-introduces-mobile-boarding-passes/comment-page-1/#comment-948842 Ed Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:11:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=53858#comment-948842 Northwest airlines has been doing this for months on flights out of Indy. It's really convenient. Not sure why news about Northwest hasn't been out before. Northwest airlines has been doing this for months on flights out of Indy. It’s really convenient. Not sure why news about Northwest hasn’t been out before.

]]> By: Ankit Gupta http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/14/american-airlines-introduces-mobile-boarding-passes/comment-page-1/#comment-948494 Ankit Gupta Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:11:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=53858#comment-948494 I've thought about this a few times - what if they scanned the bar code on your driver's license and assigned a "ticket" to it? You would then just need to show your ID for security and it will also serve the purpose of your ticket. Your information could be all electronic too and so you don't need a human to spend time making sure that the name on your license matches the name on the ticket and then look at your face to make sure you have the same hair style on the ID as your face. Personally, whenever I get a piece of paper to prove something, I consider that to be a bit silly. How hard would it be for someone to print their own ticket that looks identical to some other? A piece of paper proves nothing, especially in a movie theater, but it works for the whole population and so it isn't an issue. Now I'm rambling about just a movie ticket and so I'll stop, but my point is that most of all of these daily things that give you a piece of paper to prove something are pretty silly. I’ve thought about this a few times – what if they scanned the bar code on your driver’s license and assigned a “ticket” to it? You would then just need to show your ID for security and it will also serve the purpose of your ticket. Your information could be all electronic too and so you don’t need a human to spend time making sure that the name on your license matches the name on the ticket and then look at your face to make sure you have the same hair style on the ID as your face.

Personally, whenever I get a piece of paper to prove something, I consider that to be a bit silly. How hard would it be for someone to print their own ticket that looks identical to some other? A piece of paper proves nothing, especially in a movie theater, but it works for the whole population and so it isn’t an issue. Now I’m rambling about just a movie ticket and so I’ll stop, but my point is that most of all of these daily things that give you a piece of paper to prove something are pretty silly.

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