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The big risk is the whim of the government, which could conceivably put the kibosh on the Registered Traveler program at any time--particularly if an approved traveler turns out to be a security risk.
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According to the U.K. border agency, it takes between five to 10 minutes to register for IRIS and a registered traveler entering the U.K. by passing through the IRIS barrier can clear immigration in about 20 seconds.
WSJ: Cutting Down On the To and Fro
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Despite the heightened terror alert, the Transportation Security Agency expects the initiative, dubbed the "Registered Traveler" program, to roll out to between 10 and 20 U.S. airports by the end of the year, according to the agency's spokeswoman Amy Kudwa.
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