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TSA Employee Caught Lifting iPads from Luggage (dvorak.org)
9 points by michaelkscott on April 17, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



The iPad was lifted (and traced) on Jan 24... why nearly 3 months to charge him? I'd think that if my iPad was stolen and I could use the "find my device" feature to track it to a location, that would count as probable cause for a search.

A bit of an inflammatory title, but you've really gotta be inept not to know about the tracking capabilities of modern smartphones.


In other news, there are bad people in all sectors of private and public employment.


If a member of security can nick your stuff, then you know that there is no secure item tracking going on.

If there is no secure item tracking going on, with security that is specifically tasked with trying to guard against dangerous items, then you know that there is no security.

Unfortunately, given its size and apparently low levels of oversight, TSA employees are probably one of the largest risks to air travel at the moment.




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