tsa screening
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Racial Profiling or Nah? TSA Scanners Are Singling Out Black Women
For black women throughout the world, “Don’t Touch My Hair” is much more than the pinnacle of Solange’s discography, it’s dogma—or an ominous warning that both life and limb can be lost should you cross that line. But TSA agents play by a different set of rules. And while they claim they aren’t discriminating against…
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Take Off Your Shoes, Take Out Your Snacks: TSA Is Searching Everything
I went to Las Vegas at the beginning of last month. I flew because the drive from L.A. to Vegas has become so long and tedious; it’s so not worth it. Going through Transportation Security Administration screening—or ‘TSA theater’ as I like to call it—is a(n) (un)necessary annoyance every time we travel. We have to…
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TSA Agents May Be Getting a Little Closer to Airline Passengers During Security Pat-Downs
The next time you go through airport security, you may be getting felt up in an entirely different way by Transportation Security Administration agents if you decide to opt out of electronic screening and have to undergo the new full pat-down. The Washington Post reports that the new pat-downs are apparently so intrusive, the TSA…