Comment Re:Profiling (Score 5, Interesting) 199
Airline employees can manually mark any boarding pass as SSSS.
How do I know? When it was possible to fly by purposely refusing to present ID, I once flew on a ticket that was paid for by another family member. When I went to check in and check my bags, they asked for ID. I told nicely told them that I prefer not to be identified and will be flying as a selectee. Person at ticket counter gives me a dirty look and responds (expectedly) that the SSSS is required if you don't present ID, but everything flowed smoothly after that. It's a shame that you can't refuse to identify yourself anymore these days.
After that, I think I was flagged as all my boarding passes for the next couple years had SSSS on it.