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tsaoutourpants
15y ago
I'll be requesting a copy by FOIA... will post on my blog whenever it comes :)
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15y ago
Blogger Bob is just another part of the TSA's layered approach to bullshitology. I'm glad it's transparent to all, and thank you again for covering this issue.
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15y ago
There is! :) Collecting donations for my lawsuit to go to the Supreme Court. PayPal: jon [at] fourtentech.com
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15y ago
You remind me of the occasional TSA "good catch" where they find some weed stashed in a jar of peanut butter. Peanut butter and C4 have the same density. Not a good place to hide your weed. ;)
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15y ago
No -- TSA policy requires them to investigate all "anomalies" with a pat-down. If they saw & ignored it, they completely broke policy, which is another problem with the nude body scanners: a metal detector has a loud alarm and can't be
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15y ago
You guys are very welcome... I appreciate the support, and I feel like on this board it's coming from my own people, so thank you!!
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15y ago
You joke, but it is seriously likely to be that easy to beat SSSS. Bruce Schneier has done a lot of work on fake boarding passes, if you're interested.
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15y ago
Actually not on any list yet. I'm always surprised when I successfully print a boarding pass and it does not have the dreaded "SSSS" on it.
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15y ago
Creator of the video here. The other posters are correct that it's not simply a color change, it's that the backscatter effect reflects similarly from the object as it does from the wall of the device. There are no quick fixes: standing s
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15y ago
Crazy guy who did this here. Before I made the video, I spent the last 18 months manipulating the court system against the TSA. The TSA does not want to add me to any no-fly list (or more realistically, the "selectee list") because every
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15y ago
Hi Guys, Jon here, the creator of the TSA video you're discussing. Thanks for picking this story up. As a tech guy myself, I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. --Jon