More security issues for Clear

Two previously unreported security breaches are raising new questions about the security of airport authentication firm Clear's service. In both cases, a company employee escorted passengers through security who were not enrolled in the Clear program and without checking their IDs.

One instance was discovered when an erroneously escorted passenger noticed their boarding pass was for a different airport. In the other, a person used a discarded boarding pass to clear security.

A United States congressional aide said neither person …

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