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  • July 2008

    • Your Airport To-Not-Do List

      newser  |  US News and World Report  |  Jul 18, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      Your Airport To-Not-Do List

      Air travel not stressful enough for you? US News and World Report presents four ways to land yourself in a planeload of trouble. Use words like “bomb” and “hijack”: A man in Boston jokingly told an airport clerk he was “here to blow things up,” and discovered state troopers and a K-9 unit just didn’t get his sense of humor. More »

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      air travel  • airport  • airport security  • travel tips

    • Could Stun Bracelets Replace Boarding Passes?

      newser  |  Washington Times  |  Jul 8, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Could Stun Bracelets Replace Boarding Passes?

      A bracelet that would track airline passengers and shock them if they get out of hand might be under consideration by the Department of Homeland Security, the Washington Times reports. The Electronic ID Bracelet could someday replace boarding passes. We "are interested in … the immobilizing security bracelet, and look forward to receiving a written proposal," an official wrote to its maker. More »

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      air travel  • Department of Homeland Security  • airport security

    • New Bags Let Laptop Users Fly Through Security

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      New Bags Let Laptop Users Fly Through Security

      Eagerly awaited "checkpoint friendly" luggage is at last in the pipeline, and travelers will be able to clear airport security without removing laptops from their bags by September or October, the New York Times reports. The TSA-approved bags allow security personnel to see computers on X-ray machines through either protective sleeves or fold-down sections in bigger cases. More »

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      airport security  • TSA  • luggage  • laptops

  • June 2008

    • EU Eyes Anti-Terror Camera for Every Seat

      newser  |  New Scientist  |  Jun 1, 08 6:48 AM CDT

      EU Eyes Anti-Terror Camera for Every Seat

      A camera may be planted in every airline seat in Europe, if an EU plan under development is approved. Dubbed SAFEE (Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment), the system would also aim cameras at the aisles. Software would then watch for suspicious movements, gestures, and even facial expressions. More »

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      airport security  • surveillance  • Big Brother  • security cameras

  • May 2008

    • Security Could Get A Bit Easier

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 22, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      Security Could Get A Bit Easier

      In a few months, travelers likely will be able to take their laptops through airport security without removing them from their cases—if they buy special new cases, that is. The Transportation Security Administration will probably begin accepting new forms of carrying cases that allow unobstructed x-ray views of the laptop inside, the agency told USA Today . More »

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      air travel  • airport security  • laptop  • TSA  • luggage

    • Airport to Sort Travelers Into Fast, Slow Lanes

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

      Airport to Sort Travelers Into Fast, Slow Lanes

      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

    • UK Airports to Scan Faces

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 25, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      UK Airports to Scan Faces

      New facial recognition technology in which computers scan faces and match them to information encoded in biometric passports will be used at UK airports for the first time this summer, the Guardian reports. Authorities say the machines will outperform humans and improve security, but critics fear the technology will cause flight disruptions by generating too many false negatives. More »

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      terrorism  • airport security  • border security  • facial recognition technology  • UK Border Agency

    • LAX Readies 'Strip Search' Scans

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 18, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      LAX Readies 'Strip Search' Scans

      New technology will allow screeners at Los Angeles International Airport to scan passengers with a device that effectively looks beneath their clothes, the LA Times reports. The “whole body imaging” machines are drawing mixed reviews—a TSA spokesman praised the "brand-new security tool," but an ACLU rep compared a scan to a “high-tech strip-search.” More »

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      privacy  • airport  • airport security  • ACLU  • TSA  • American Civil Liberties Union  • airport screener  • LAX  • Los Angeles International Airport

    • Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Apr 2, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

      A Jamaican national was arrested after checking a bag at Orlando International Airport that contained the makings of pipe bombs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The FBI detained Kevin Brown, 32, after a TSA “behavior specialist” spotted him during check-in yesterday. He was charged with attempting to carry an explosive device onto an aircraft; a federal judge denied him bail at a hearing today. More »

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      airport  • airport security  • TSA  • luggage  • explosives  • pipe bomb

  • March 2008

    • TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 29, 08 6:23 AM CDT

      TSA Changes Rules on Nipple Rings

      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

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

      Woman Forced to Remove Nipple Rings at Airport

      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

    • Dead Rats Stink Up Orlando Airport

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Mar 21, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Dead Rats Stink Up Orlando Airport

      Dead rats are stinking up a portion of Orlando International Airport, and the smell has workers crying foul. Construction crews renovating gates earlier this month scared the rodents into the airport, the Orlando Sentinel reports; exterminators followed, and after rats died in walls and ceilings the stench sent workers and passengers home sick and shut down a customs checkpoint. More »

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      Florida  • airport  • airport security  • rats  • Orlando  • rodents

  • February 2008

    • Travel Costs Rise, But for What?

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Feb 13, 08 12:30 PM CST

      Travel Costs Rise, But for What?

      We can't duck travel fees imposed by air carriers, hotels, and Uncle Sam, so let's demand more in return, Christopher Elliott writes on MSNBC. Airlines are adding $25 baggage fees and "probably illegal" fuel surcharges, and the TSA will add a “temporary” bump in security fees—so can't we turn our contempt into a little added value? More »

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      travel  • airline industry  • airport security  • hotel  • TSA  • luggage  • fossil fuel  • resorts

    • Europe Moves to Fingerprint Travelers

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 12, 08 1:25 PM CST

      Europe Moves to Fingerprint Travelers

      Just as Washington is pushing Europe to increase security, the European Parliament is considering fingerprinting every international traveler who enters or leaves the continent, the Washington Post reports. “It’s the only way to be really sure about identifying people,” an official said. The US backs the measure, which mirrors an American program, but some observers worry about privacy. More »

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      European Union  • airport security  • border security  • European Parliament  • biometrics

    • Bush Demands Europe Step Up Flight Security

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 11, 08 12:50 PM CST

      Bush Demands Europe Step Up Flight Security

      In a move some EU officials call blackmail, the Bush administration is demanding that EU members implement a wide range of new air security measures. The US wants American air marshals on all inbound flights, an online screening permit process for all US-bound passengers, and personal information on anyone flying to or even over the country, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • European Union  • homeland security  • airport security  • visa

    • Improved Security Lost in 'Maze'

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

      Improved Security Lost in 'Maze'

      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

    • Travelers Rage Over Seized Laptops

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 7, 08 12:18 PM CST

      Travelers Rage Over Seized Laptops

      US border agents tell travelers there’s no difference between a laptop and a suitcase; both are fair game for searches. People crossing into the US have found their electronics confiscated, and their data copied, the Washington Post reports, all without explanation. “The government is going well beyond its traditional role of looking for contraband,” said one irate lawyer. More »

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      privacy  • homeland security  • airport security  • border control  • electronic surveillance laws

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Want to Make Your Flight? Chill Out

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 18, 07 1:05 PM CST

      Want to Make Your Flight? Chill Out

      Nervous fliers, beware: Some 600 security guards at 40 US airports are scanning crowds for passengers who exhibit unusual stress or fear. The federal program aims to create “a new layer of unpredictability” at checkpoints, says the TSA administrator, but has civil rights advocates crying foul and security experts unconvinced. Still others say behavior detection is more likely to nab common criminals. More »

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      airport security  • ACLU  • TSA

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