Which compromised the entire CLEAR travel database to include names, driver’s license and passport details which were stored UNENCRYPTED!

And what better way to do that then to get your hands on the details of everyone on the list. Well, it appears that the TSA has forgotten its middle name, and failed to protect its own laptop carrying the (unencrypted, of course) details of 33,000 people on the clear list. While it certainly may have just been lost or stolen by someone who wanted a free laptop, whoever has that laptop now has the names, addresses and driver’s license or passport numbers of 33,000 applicants. It’s unclear if it indicates which of those applicants were approved, but I would still imagine that info would be useful to someone looking to bypass airport security. (TechDirt)

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