JOHN GILLIE; The News Tribune Published: October 24th, 2008 12:30 AM | Updated: October 24th, 2008 07:37 AM
Expect to furnish not only your name but also your birth date and gender when you buy airline tickets soon.

A new rule imposed by the federal Transportation Security Administration calls for passengers to provide that information to airlines, which will forward it to the TSA.

The information will help reduce the number of people who needlessly are put through additional searches or are denied access to air travel because their names are the same as those on federal watch or “no fly” lists.

Among those that were the victim of so-called “false positives” was Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who was barred from a 2004 flight.