While being an occasional traveler I can understand the convenience of providing airline agents with wireless devices. I’m concerned with the security angle (I know, big shocker). I have sat in a few too many restaurants where I decided to pay with cash for obvious reasons. Which begs the question…
From USA Today:
Airline agents are increasingly going mobile at airports, with tools in hand to help passengers — and eventually help sell them something.
The largest U.S. carriers, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, plan to expand their mobile workforce equipped with handheld devices that agents use to check flights and issue bag tags and boarding passes. They’ll soon be able to sell passengers items or get them to pay for oversize bags that shouldn’t have cleared security.
Ah, and what of the wireless security? I would be very interested to see what they have done to ensure that the communications are secured…or aren’t.
(Image used under CC from Stuck in Customs)
