Don't worry - you can pay ~$100 to have the privilege of being "randomly" selected for "reduced" screening (ie, pre-9/11, with a metal detector).
Of course, this is certainly not random at all. I don't have a random sample, but based on what I can see, it's very unlikely that they actually select people randomly and fairly[0].
The existence of this program means that we're separating travelers into two groups - those who can afford the $100[1] to be exempt from these draconian checkpoints, and those who can't (or who can, but are still forced to go through them anyway).
[0] https://twitter.com/nickgrossman/status/476745477430734848
[1] Not just the fee, but also the time (you have to go for an in-person "interview", which is really just so that they can fingerprint you... I don't remember them asking any real questions)
Well, in Finland, we have to submit to fingerprinting to get a new passport these days..
Oh, and Japan started fingerprinting all foreigners a few years ago. You just can't get into the country without it.
The fingerprinting is a different issue.
If this gross violation of liberty and due process must continue for legitimate reasons of public safety, because the consequence of projecting power abroad is being targeted for reprisal, then at least grant immunity for offenses unrelated to aviation safety.
But that will not happen, because the people who enable and profit from these checkpoints aren't subjected to them at all.