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thewayneHe says five things can be done to improve airport security:
1. No more banned items
2. Allow all liquids
3. Give TSA officers more flexibility and rewards for initiative, and hold them accountable
4. Eliminate baggage fees
5. Randomize security
Obviously these are broad statements with lots of details behind them, but the objective is to move people through security screening more quickly, which also reduces the vulnerability of lots of people being queued up to go through screening.
It's a very difficult job for TSA screeners, but it has got to be improved.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577335783535660546.html
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/14/1244209/former-tsa-administrator-speaks
Kip recently participated in a series of debates with Bruce Schneier at the Economist.
"A nice summary at TechDirt brings word that Bruce Schneier has been debating Kip Hawley, former boss of the TSA, over at the Economist. Bruce has been providing facts, analysis and some amazing statistics throughout the debate, and it makes for very educational reading. Because of the format, the former TSA administrator is compelled to respond. Quoting: 'He wants us to trust that a 400-ml bottle of liquid is dangerous, but transferring it to four 100-ml bottles magically makes it safe. He wants us to trust that the butter knives given to first-class passengers are nevertheless too dangerous to be taken through a security checkpoint. He wants us to trust that there's a reason to confiscate a cupcake (Las Vegas), a 3-inch plastic toy gun (London Gatwick), a purse with an embroidered gun on it (Norfolk, VA), a T-shirt with a picture of a gun on it (London Heathrow) and a plastic lightsaber that's really a flashlight with a long cone on top (Dallas/Fort Worth).""
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/03/30/2144233/aviation-security-debate-bruce-schneier-v-kip-hawley-former-tsa-boss
1. No more banned items
2. Allow all liquids
3. Give TSA officers more flexibility and rewards for initiative, and hold them accountable
4. Eliminate baggage fees
5. Randomize security
Obviously these are broad statements with lots of details behind them, but the objective is to move people through security screening more quickly, which also reduces the vulnerability of lots of people being queued up to go through screening.
It's a very difficult job for TSA screeners, but it has got to be improved.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577335783535660546.html
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/14/1244209/former-tsa-administrator-speaks
Kip recently participated in a series of debates with Bruce Schneier at the Economist.
"A nice summary at TechDirt brings word that Bruce Schneier has been debating Kip Hawley, former boss of the TSA, over at the Economist. Bruce has been providing facts, analysis and some amazing statistics throughout the debate, and it makes for very educational reading. Because of the format, the former TSA administrator is compelled to respond. Quoting: 'He wants us to trust that a 400-ml bottle of liquid is dangerous, but transferring it to four 100-ml bottles magically makes it safe. He wants us to trust that the butter knives given to first-class passengers are nevertheless too dangerous to be taken through a security checkpoint. He wants us to trust that there's a reason to confiscate a cupcake (Las Vegas), a 3-inch plastic toy gun (London Gatwick), a purse with an embroidered gun on it (Norfolk, VA), a T-shirt with a picture of a gun on it (London Heathrow) and a plastic lightsaber that's really a flashlight with a long cone on top (Dallas/Fort Worth).""
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/03/30/2144233/aviation-security-debate-bruce-schneier-v-kip-hawley-former-tsa-boss
