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Apparently You Should Never Throw Away Your Boarding Pass. The Reason? I Had No Idea!

by Regional Warrior
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When we travel by air, we hold onto our boarding passes like our lives depend on it, before boarding. We know that without it we are not getting on that plane. Once we have boarded, many of us become more careless about it's whereabouts, because we are done with it. Sometimes we slip it in the seat pocket in front of us, stick it in a magazine, or just chuck it.

Jason


  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    While that's certainly a good point, there's an even more basic reason why you should retain your boarding pass: It's your proof that you are entitled to that seat. Granted, it doesn't come up very often, but consider what would you do if some nutball insisted that your seat was actually his?
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      While that's certainly a good point, there's an even more basic reason why you should retain your boarding pass: It's your proof that you are entitled to that seat. Granted, it doesn't come up very often, but consider what would you do if some nutball insisted that your seat was actually his?
      Um.........I'd most likely tell them to FO if they were getting too wild on it - unless I found their seat more desirable and was willing to switch with them. If they gave me enough trouble, the flight attendant can look stuff up -- and actually...........I'd still have it either on or near me since I had just gotten on the plane.

      I don't just throw out anything anymore. I burn anything that has any info anyone can use on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      While that's certainly a good point, there's an even more basic reason why you should retain your boarding pass: It's your proof that you are entitled to that seat. Granted, it doesn't come up very often, but consider what would you do if some nutball insisted that your seat was actually his?
      Dave
      Has nothing to do with plane seats more that the info on. The barcode or Qr code has all your banking details email home address phone numbers CC number passwords
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      • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
        Originally Posted by Regional Warrior View Post

        Dave
        Has nothing to do with plane seats more that the info on. The barcode or Qr code has all your banking details email home address phone numbers CC number passwords
        Jason
        No, it does NOT.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      While that's certainly a good point, there's an even more basic reason why you should retain your boarding pass: It's your proof that you are entitled to that seat. Granted, it doesn't come up very often, but consider what would you do if some nutball insisted that your seat was actually his?
      That actually happened to me TODAY! It has happened perhaps 4 times to me! I DO travel a lot.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author agc
    banking details? cc passwords? lol


    http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/w...barcode-a-lot/
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Your Boarding pass has a LOT of information(Courtesy of the new ever expanding TSA requirements!!!!!!!) on it and, with that info, if you are a frequent flyer, and perhaps even if not, they COULD get your home address, and birth date. With THAT, they could get your SSN, and,even WITHOUT that last piece, take over accounts.

    It IS kind of scary.

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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    How do you get someone's SSN with an address and birth date?

    If that were the case, you'd never hand over your driver's license to anyone either. Like, say, when writing a check to a store.
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by SteveJohnson View Post

      How do you get someone's SSN with an address and birth date?

      If that were the case, you'd never hand over your driver's license to anyone either. Like, say, when writing a check to a store.
      At the very least, you could gain access to an account, or get a person to give it over. A very famous hacker, though thought of as a COMPUTER hacker, had his BIGGEST successes by getting people to do such things. It is a matter of having enough information, and the attitude.

      And YEAH, as I said, even a drivers license is TOO MUCH.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author rytisg
    I even used to collect my boarding passes!
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