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TSA Lied About Protecting Passenger Data

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-brother-tells-all dept.

wk633 writes "A report by Homeland Security Department Acting Inspector General Richard Skinner, said the agency misinformed individuals, the press and Congress in 2003 and 2004. It stopped short of saying TSA lied. Bruce Schneier does say 'the TSA lied' on his blog." Scary stuff, and yet it's even scarier how little the general public has caught on.

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  1. spelling bee? by ack154 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's "evem" more scarier is the Slashdot spell checker.

  2. The government lied? by EmagGeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    No fucking way... I can't believe it.. the government would never lie...

  3. Re:TSA can lie all he likes by ack154 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And really...if someone lies, is this really newsworthy?

    It is if it's not posted in the Politics section.

  4. Re:Inadequate Reporting? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 2, Funny

    Titty Shakin' Asses, of course.

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  5. Re:They shrug it off... by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

    we don't care.

  6. Re:Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So why didn't you use one to point out that you meant HyperText Markup Lanugage, you insensitive clod!?

  7. Re:Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am even more annoyed at this comment in which the author suggests we should be following the links to find out what the acronyms are ... In fact, I didn't find out what it meant until I scrolled down to your comment - which was much quicker than loading another page, especially a PDF.

    You didn't explain what a PDF was.

  8. Re:It's the Roman Empire all over again by hellfire · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are you saying we'll be invaded by those wicked barbarians from the north, the Canadians?

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  9. More likely... by Gordonjcp · · Score: 2, Funny
    ... Osama bin Laden is working in a burger chain or computer shop somewhere.


    Can't you just picture it? He's there shovelling chips into the fryers in Burger King, or sitting behind the refunds desk in PC World, with his beard and his "Hello My Name Is Osama" badge, and everyone says "Hahaha, you look *just like* Osama bin Laden, too" and he laughs and pretends like he's never heard that joke before, and gobs in their coffee or charges them a double restocking fee.

  10. Re:Treason by The_Whole_Fn_Show · · Score: 2, Funny

    If that doesn't make Pakistan our enemy, what *does* it take?

    Large amounts of oil, from the looks of things.

  11. Re:It's the Roman Empire all over again by Doctor+Faustus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rome was sacked by the Goths, so watch out for any Canadians wearing white face paint. I mean it. The "clowns" are just in disguise.

  12. Re:The general public is distracted... by eaolson · · Score: 2, Funny
    As a non-gay single person I'm also "denied access" to such services. Is it time for me to march on Washington in drag, demanding what's mine?
    I don't know. Have you and another non-gay single person tried to get married and been turned down? If the answer is yes, I'd say march away.
  13. At the very least by spun · · Score: 2, Funny

    they could give us some chocolate or movie tickets in exchange for our personal information. Then it wouldn't seem so evil...

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