News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on 6 Words: 'My Name Is Jamaal I'm White'. Parent comment

Re:6 Words: 'My Name Is Jamaal I'm White' by ctdonath on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @09:45AM (#9498501)
Been a while since I flew England to USA, but yes there was/is a TSA contingent operating their own screenings on US-bound flights.

ETA: "TSA" including any entity providing TSA-style screening at the behest of the TSA.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:6 Words: 'My Name Is Jamaal I'm White' by Someone1234 on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @09:48AM (#9498532)
They're actually contractors, not TSA.

I've been stopped by them before. They would have no way of knowing my name BEFORE they stopped me, as they sit physically too far away from ticketing to hear anything and don't appear to have any communication equipment.

They just pick out mostly men to run secondary checks on.

[ Parent | on HN ]