do you check in online in hopes of saving some time at the airport? only to find that once you get there, the security check-in line is a mile long? well, now a private company has made it a little easier for you to skip through those lines...for the fee of $100 a year.

For the first time in the New York area, starting today some passengers will be able to pay to bypass an airport security screening line through a program that has come to Kennedy International Airport. But for now, they will still have to take off their shoes. Clear Registered Traveler, a private service that prescreens travelers for a $100 annual fee, will open a kiosk at Terminal 7 today, making Kennedy the second American airport — after Orlando International Airport in Florida — to provide an express lane through security, said Steven Brill, the chief executive of Clear. The kiosk at Kennedy is equipped with a device that scans travelers’ shoes on their feet, but so far the Transportation Security Administration has not given final approval for its use at Kennedy, Mr. Brill said. (source: ny times)

as much as i like the idea of being able to save time at the airport, i can't help that this might make it easier for terrorist attacks to happen at the airport. so with that said, i vote "nay".