Interesting events around El Al and the TSA

[unixronin]

As schneier reports, El Al has already been doing their own baggage screening at four US airports -- JFK, LAX, Miami International, and O'Hare -- and now they want to add Newark to that list.

I wonder if this is possibly what spurred the TSA to start a pilot program to do passenger screening the Israeli way, which is to say, looking for -- dare I say it -- terrorists instead of for overlooked toenail clippers?

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

It just requires not only well-trained but also suitable for the job individuals, and that doesn't always happen.

I suspect this is probably a matter of particular concern where the TSA is concerned. Their abusive proclivities have already been noted.