We all gripe about red tape, but when it comes to passports, our government should be a bit more picky. A government investigator decided to test our security measures.
He applied for a passport using the social security number of a man who died in 1965, a fake New York birth certificate, and a fake Florida driver's license. Passport officials didn't detect the misappropriated social security number, the counterfeit birth certificate, or the counterfeit driver's license. He got the passport four days later.
In another test, the investigator used the information of a 5-year-0ld boy, but identified himself as 53 years old. He got the passport seven days later. I got mine legitimately, and it took several weeks. Gee, I wonder what exactly they check on those applications.
"Passport security fails test." The Dallas Morning News; March 14, 2009; p. 7A.
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