How a forgotten iPod in an aeroplane toilet prompted a full-scale terror alert

[pne]

(Via Bruce Schneier's blog)

This is a surreal story about a guy who accidentally drops his iPod into an airplane toilet, prompting a full-scale terror alert.

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[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

where simply having the same name as the alias of a known terrorist can get you "randomly" selected for searches... which causes inconveniences to legitimate travelers, especially if they're not senators who can pull some strings in Washington to get their names off the list, and provides absolutely no defence against unknown terrorists

My best friend, M. Husain, is on the no-fly list. So is her son, who's six months old.

[pne.livejournal.com]

So is her son, who's six months old.

And this is the kind of thing I meant. How does excluding a six-month-old make us all safer?