Saturday, 24 June 2017

New TSA Policy May Lead to Increased Scrutiny of Reading Material

quote [ The TSA is testing new requirements that passengers remove books and other paper goods from their carry-on baggage when going through airline security. Given the sensitivity of our reading choices, this raises privacy concerns. ]

A misleading headline, as, this is more about the academy-award winners that man the TSA checkpoints being unable to distinguish between a book and a c4-explosive pack, and requiring that people take their books out of their carry-ons to keep the lines moving. Never mind that we have microphones that can hear a mouse fart in Panama, but can't seem to develop xray-scanning tech that can tell the diff.

Sucks - because now I may have to leave my paper copies of "enjoying the gift of surprise buttsex" and "Me, a gerbil, and Richard Gere" at home now.
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[by knumbknutz@2:13pmGMT]

Comments

C18H27NO3 said @ 3:33pm GMT on 24th Jun
So I guess my copy of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals should stay on the bookshelf?
mechanical contrivance said @ 3:55pm GMT on 24th Jun
Bleb said @ 4:03pm GMT on 24th Jun
sanepride said @ 4:30pm GMT on 24th Jun
I guess it's a broad privacy issue, only the most paranoid deep-staters would suspect your typical TSA screener really cares about your copy of 'Prostate Health' or 'Art of the Deal', other than to snicker. Especially considering these diligent protectors of our freedom are already authorized to probe our privates.
cb361 said @ 6:04pm GMT on 24th Jun
Don't worry. From what I've heard, most of them can't read anyway.
ooo[......7 said[2] @ 7:58pm GMT on 24th Jun
I'll personally bring the most dirty things I can find.

Ultimate guide to prostate pleasure
Strings - Hard Rock Harlots
Punishing Snow White
Dirty Sanchez's Guide to Buck Nasty Sex

Who knows? Maybe I'll open a few hearts and minds along the way?

Get a few numbers?
Dienes said @ 9:17pm GMT on 24th Jun
If they are going to paw through my books for what I am sure is little to no benefit (considering how high their rates of false positives and false negative are), I feel this is the perfect time to make "enjoying the gift of surprise buttsex" a mandatory travel companion.
knumbknutz said @ 1:22am GMT on 25th Jun
Or at least have a copy of "Horse Jacking - A fun and pictorial guide" with you
rylex said @ 2:38am GMT on 25th Jun
oh no! however will i smuggle lsd now?!

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