Word: tsa
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...Sherrouse rushed to help. But she couldn't get down the aisle because so many passengers had already joined the melee. "They were instantly on him," she remembers. "It was a group effort." And so it should be. The flight attendants can't be everywhere at once. Nor can TSA officers...
...technology to the Atlanta and Indianapolis airports, making a total of 17 airports that now use the screening process. Passengers are randomly selected for the full body scan, which is used to detect weapons and other threats concealed under clothes; to protect passengers' privacy, the scans are reviewed by TSA officers in a remote location. People who don't want the scan can opt for a traditional full-body pat-down...
...Boarding. Continental Airlines has rolled out paperless boarding passes at New York's La Guardia Airport. Passengers with smartphones can get an encrypted electronic boarding pass sent to their device, which a TSA agent reads using a handheld scanner. (You'll still need your old school ID to pass through.) The program is already in use by Continental passengers in Houston, Washington, D.C., Newark, Boston, Austin, San Antonio and Cleveland. Likewise, for Northwest passengers in Indianapolis and Delta fliers at La Guardia. Alaska Airlines is piloting the program at Seattle-Tacoma Airport...
...Transportation Security Administration, in a major security upgrade, is installing 38 full-body scanners at 10 U.S. airports that will allow agents to see through clothing. In response to privacy (and decency) concerns, the TSA says the device will blur subjects' faces and delete the images once they are checked...
...TSA's White says 1,000 trained officers are deployed in more than 40 airports with the number expected to double in a year. Since the behavior detection program went national in 2006, White said 102,914 travelers have been tagged for further screening; 9,142 have been referred to a law enforcement agency; 682 people have been arrested and another 925 remain under investigation. Many of those arrested have been charged with drug or currency smuggling or immigration violations. As the numbers show, behavior detection remains an art, not a science. "I can see them pulling Woody Allen...