Vanity Fair On the TSA and Security Theater 256
OverTheGeicoE writes "Perhaps it's now officially cool to criticize the TSA. Vanity Fair has a story questioning the true value of TSA security. The story features Bruce Schneier, inventor of the term 'security theater' and contender for the Most Interesting Man in the World title, it would seem. With Schneier's mentoring, the author allegedly doctors a boarding pass to breach security at Reagan National Airport to do an interview with Schneier. 'To walk through an airport with Bruce Schneier is to see how much change a trillion dollars can wreak. So much inconvenience for so little benefit at such a staggering cost.'"
How to befuddle the TSA: (Score:5, Funny)
"I see your prohibition is against 'liquids'. Can I carry ice onboard?"
The agent didn't know. Asked his supervisor; she didn't know.
Does Bruce Schneider always drink beer? (Score:2, Funny)
And if he does, does he prefer Dos Equis?
Re:Oh man.. (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, really, I've been badmouthing the TSA since before it was cool.
I also happen to be really into this band, but you wouldn't have heard of them.
Re:Get a clue Big Sis (Score:2, Funny)
"All passengers waiting to check in speak to a polyglot agent. The agents, most of whom are female, ask a series of questions, looking for nerves or inconsistent statements. While the vast majority of travelers pass the question and answer session and have a pretty easy time going through security"
If I was talking to a hot female Israeli polygamous agent, I'd be pretty flustered and would always get selected for secondary screening - what could I do to be assured of having a body cavity search?
Re:Get a clue Big Sis (Score:4, Funny)
So you can't scale "intimidation"?
We could, but we'd have to import it from the Mexican drug cartels...
Re:Oh man.. (Score:5, Funny)
I burn my tongue every time I eat pizza... I always eat it before it's cool.
Re:Get a clue Big Sis (Score:4, Funny)
the USA could figure out how to scale it to all of our large airports.
Simple. We outsource airport security to Israel.
Re:Get a clue Big Sis (Score:4, Funny)
And now that they're unionized
What does ionization have to do with it?