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more about #tsa more comments → logruszed: The TSA checkpoints are staffed primarily by those who were under-qualified to seat people at IHOP. #xkcd more » geiko: Okay, we're all geeks here, we all know about XKCD by now. New toons are published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Can we stop getting articles f... more » uRbAnlP: The expression on the officer's face is priceless. #xkcd more » TheSonOfKrypton: lol, this shit is hella funny #xkcd more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: The strangest thing I ever saw was the TSA making my co-worker remove a prosthetic leg. It kind of freaked me out at first because I didn't know it w... more » [DFX] Deimos: Encrypt your hard drive with TruCrypt and have a strong password (which you should anyways). -OR- When you travel overseas use it as a thin client a... more » d_r_e: This shit better not happen to me when I leave to go on tour in Europe/Japan ... I'll be fucking furious. more » atheos: If I were a terrorist, I'd just make an image of my hard drive, put it somewhere online, fly to U.S., buy some cheap junk PC from Best Buy and downloa... more » thebigcheese: So... adding "respectively" doesn't really clarify what you are talking about when you mention 2 maximum days, but 3 different items. It also doesn't ... more » DustyButt™: The one thing I don't think anyone mentioned is how weak our border security is in the first place. If someone had some truly nefarious information o... more » OMG! Ponies!: Here's my good deed for the day: BORDER SEARCHES DO NOT REQUIRE A WARRANT The rules regarding search-and-seizure has always been that border searche... more » Paul Combs: It's not necessarily the searching I have a problem with, it is the fact that the Border Patrol, and anyone else for that matter, can do it without a... more » Michael Singletary: "I guess I'm OK with it." This is a HUGE problem and contributes to letting the government get away with this sort of crap. You shouldn't be OK with ... more » Tim Wayne: "Given those numbers, I guess I'm OK with it. As long as it's only the terrorism and kiddy porn stuff they're after." Bullshit. I don't care if some ... more » Dearhaw: Low numbers mean squat, if those searches were unwarranted. One, would be one too many. more » -
#humor
You Definitely Don't Want to Tell Airport Security About the Volatility of Laptop Batteries
Seriously, the TSA doesn't take kindly to logic and reasoning. [XKCD via The Daily What] -
#homelandsecurity
Homeland Security: We Can Still Search Your Laptop, But We'll be Nicer About It
Your laptop, mobile phone or camera can still be seized at the U.S border without suspicion of wrongdoing, but new guidelines require border protection and customs to take a maximum of 5 and 30 days each to complete searches. More » -
#crime
TSA Uses Decoy Luggage To Bust Airline Laptop Thieves
This is why you don't check valuables people. A TSA officer and baggage handler working at JFK airport were recently busted stealing a MacBook Air and a T-Mobile Sidekick out of decoy luggage. More » -
#security
Clear Fast Track Airport Security Is No More
Allowing people to quickly hop through airport security with a TSA-verified biometric "fast passes," Clear had great idea on their hands. Sadly, as of yesterday, their freeflowing security lanes will be closed. More » -
#iphone
iPhone Saves Man From Power-Hungry TSA Goon Squad
We're just hearing about it now, but back in March a quick-thinking air traveler took advantage of a dim-witted TSA official who had let that fancy little patch they wear go to his head. Weapon of choice? An iPhone. More » -
#security
TSA to Transition From Metal Detectors to Whole Body Scanners
While the TSA introduced whole body scanners as a means to search passengers posing a greater security risk (like those who set off metal detectors), they now plan to use the invasive technology on everyone. More » -
#laptops
Belkin FlyThru Laptop Bags Save Notebooks From TSA Butterfingers
The concept of "checkpoint friendly" laptop bags have been around for a couple months—with Solo and Mobile Edge leading the charge—but Belkin's now getting in the action with their own FluThru Laptop Case. Their version will run you $59, complete with "minimal metal zippers", 15.4-inch laptop capacity and notebook isolation for easier screening. Not having to take out your machine so screeners can drop them onto the concrete is definitely worth $59, unless you want an excuse to buy a new laptop. [Belkin] -
