Grope up: Enough is Enough edition
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Analysis:
- “‘Strip-or-Grope’ vs. Risk Management” Jim Harper, Cato@Liberty blog. Really solid thinking, although I usually don’t like asset-centric approaches, I think that for the physical world they make more sense than they do in software threat modeling.
- TSA more likely to kill you than a terrorist. thread at Flyertalk (thanks Doug!)
- “Has Airport Security Gone Too Far?” (Noah Shachtman, Wall St Journal)
Protest:
- U.S. Travel Association Empowers Air Travelers with New Website to Share Opinions on TSA Screening Process and YourTravelVoice.org
Progress:
Introducing the American Traveler Dignity Act (Congressman Ron Paul) - TSA plans modest changes (Declan McCullagh, CNET)
- Orlando Sanford International Airport to opt out of TSA screening I’d be going to DisneyWorld, but they fingerprint people. And apparently, SFO has already opted out, but has nudatrons anyway.
Videos:
- Congressman Ron Paul
- San Mateo DA Steve Wagstaffe Promises to Prosecute Overly Touchy Pat Downs
- TSA Enhanced Screening Procedures Explained
Really don’t know what the fuss is about. Had my genitals touched (back of hand) by a security screener in the EU a number of years before this was initiated in the USA. I wasn’t offended. Especially as it was well before the underpant incident, indeed being interested in the security theatre I was quite impressed that the authorities had thought so dilligently to allow this to happen. I of course took an edwardian approach and let the security person at be. Not an issue for me. I’ll leave you with this thought “I’d rather have my nuts checked than be dead”
there is no empirical evidence that this sort of ‘security theater’ protects anyone from any dangers.