Commentary
Elliott Advocacy is a nonprofit organization that mediates cases between consumers and businesses. These are commentary articles that detail our efforts and provide educational information for consumers.
Does Global Entry work? Here’s what the government doesn’t want you to know
When the federal government proposed a trusted traveler system years ago, I got into an argument with a well-known travel writer.
He claimed a program like Global Entry that subjected you to a background check and stored your biometric data would never work. He argued that the government had no interest in collecting that information and keeping close tabs on its citizens.