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  • May 2008

    • Airport to Sort Travelers Into Fast, Slow Lanes

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 8, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Airport to Sort Travelers Into Fast, Slow Lanes

      (Newser) - Travelers using Chicago’s Midway Airport are finding a curious new addition to security lines, the Tribune reports—ski-slope-like signs meant to funnel travelers into different lines based on how quickly they're likely to be able to speed through. They're color coded to the “difficulty level” of each option: Green circles for beginning travelers, blue circles for advanced travelers, black diamonds for experts. More »

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      airport  • airport security  • airport screener  • skiing  • Chicago Midway Airport

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings

      CNN  |  Mar 29, 08 6:23 AM CDT

      TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings

      (Newser) - Airport security guards who forced a woman to remove her nipple rings with pliers were following procedures, according to the TSA—but they agree it's time for some new procedures, CNN reports. Pierced passengers pulled over for inspection will in future be told they have the option of showing the piercing to a guard instead of removing it. More »

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      privacy  • airport security  • TSA  • airport screener  • nipple rings

    • Woman Forced to Remove Nipple Rings at Airport

      Associated Press  |  Mar 28, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      Woman Forced to Remove Nipple Rings at Airport

      (Newser) - A Texas woman is calling for an apology after airport security in Lubbock forced her to pull out her nipple piercings with a pair of pliers before boarding her plane, the AP reports. When her chest set off the security wand, Mandi Hamlin offered to show a female guard her unremovable piercings in private, but male guards insisted they be removed. She said she could hear them snickering as she did so. More »

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      privacy  • airport security  • TSA  • airport screener  • nipple rings

  • February 2008

    • Improved Security Lost in 'Maze'

      Washington Post  |  Feb 8, 08 5:22 PM CST

      Improved Security Lost in 'Maze'

      (Newser) - Whiz-bang technology that would keep terrorists from destroying airplanes, promised after the 9/11 attacks, hasn't materialized, the Washington Post reports. The various players blame each other for bureaucratic, legal, and market failures. One security-industry exec calls the Transportation Security Administration "a maze"; TSA officials blame firms for not delivering what they've promised. More »

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      terrorism  • airport security  • TSA  • airport screener  • security technology

  • November 2007

    • Airport Screeners Miss Bombs

      Associated Press  |  Nov 14, 07 8:29 PM CST

      Airport Screeners Miss Bombs

      (Newser) - Airport screeners fared poorly in an undercover test in which government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past checkpoints, the AP reports. As a troubling bonus, the investigators learned how to make the explosives on the internet and bought the parts for less than $150, showing that would-be terrorists could cheaply and fairly easily wreak havoc in the skies, the AP says. More »

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      Department of Homeland Security  • airport security  • TSA  • airline safety  • airport screener

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