Schneier on Security: The TSA Proves its Own Irrelevance
In all of 2011, no terrorists were captured by the TSA screeners. The items that were found and confiscated included guns and explosives; Mr. Schneier points out these items would have been found pre-September 11, 2001, through normal screening procedures.
Additionally, Mr. Schneier lists the stupid confiscations:
1 month ago • 0 notesTSA confiscates a butter knife from an airline pilot. TSA confiscates a teenage girl’s purse with an embroidered handgun design. TSA confiscates a 4-inch plastic rifle from a GI Joe action doll on the grounds that it’s a “replica weapon.” TSA confiscates a liquid-filled baby rattle from airline pilot’s infant daughter. TSA confiscates a plastic “Star Wars” lightsaber from a toddler.
