Re: [privacy] U.S. Government to Ask Courts to Toss Phone

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 6/12/06, coderman <coderman () gmail com> wrote:

> i'm not sure i get this question; are you saying that a grandmother or
> a small child would never be used to carry weapons by proxy?  i agree
> that the odds are rediculously slim, but anything that plays by known
> odds can be gamed by those odds.

The odds are slim to the point of these searches being, at best, a
waste of time. At worst, naturally, they may be a distraction from the
stereotypical guy wearing big shoes. If they hold to an "unbiased",
every fourth passenger (or whatever)...


> i haven't flown in years and continue to refuse to do so, thus i'm
> probably not the best person to ask about airline security tactics.
> i'll let Bruce Schneier describe the ways most "security" implemented
> these days is for theatrical enjoyment only.

I don't fly either - probably for some of the same reasons, and
additionally because they prevent my ability to ever protect myself in
case of another hijacking! However, I did let my daughter go on a trip
with a friend to Florida and we had to get a non-DL ID so that she
could board the plane!!!! This isn't Vietnam, and my 12 year old
daughter doesn't look a thing like a Muslim/extremist/terrorist.
>
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