I have a friend with an extremely common Irish name. There's a suspected terrorist with the same name, and he's on the no-fly list. My friend has a redress number now, but at the time he had to check-in at the counter and show ID every time he flew. Fortunately, different birthday. Now imagine being the unlucky person with the same name and birthday as the suspected terrorist.
The financial list discussed in this posting sounds much, much more onerous.
Had this exact experience for.. well, 2006-2010 or so, I too have a very common name.
Couldnt check in online.
Unable to use Kiosk to check in
Had to show ID at counter.
Had SSSS on every boarding pass - with random extra inspection for every tlight
Then one day, it stopped, now knock on wood I can check in online or at kiosk.
The financial list discussed in this posting sounds much, much more onerous.