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What Will New Airport Body Scanners Reveal?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:09:15 +0000

If you think airport security screenings are already too invasive, you probably won’t like this.

Within the next couple of years, the Department of Homeland Security will begin using laser-based molecular scanners at airports and border crossings. And what they reveal could surprise you.

Should TSA Have Patted Down a 3-Year-Old In a Wheelchair?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:16:47 +0000

In a video that won’t be making the already unpopular TSA any new friends, a 3-year-old toddler in a wheelchair is seen being searched by a TSA agent at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.

Airport Screenings May Soon Abolish Shoe Removal Requirement

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:30:04 +0000

Ever since infamous “shoe bomber” Richard Reid tried — and failed — to blow up a plane by igniting explosives in his shoes during a 2001 flight, travelers have been forced to remove footwear for screening when going through airport security.

But according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, that time-worn tradition may soon fall to the wayside.