18) In fact, the entire existence of #TSA was built as a form of "security theater", a term coined by security expert @schneierblog that means "measures that make people feel more secure without doing anything to actually improve their security" https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2009/11/beyond_security_thea.html …
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29) In 2007,
#TSA was proud to announce $52.3 million worth of contracts for the year with room for more purchases "over the next two years". $21 million of that was awarded to@smithsdetection. Other corps included@AnalogicAVSEC, & Nomadics, Inchttps://www.tsa.gov/news/releases/2007/10/03/tsa-awards-multiple-contracts-expand-suite-security-technology …Show this thread -
30) To try and wrap this thread up,
@TSA is a complete waste of money that does nothing to protect us. With between an 80-95% rate of failure, it takes less than 1% for another 9/11 to occur. And those failures were not due to technology, but human error.Show this thread -
31) Rather than waste nearly $8 billion a year on
#TSA, we could drastically & safely downsize the agency (or place it back with airlines/airports) & use that $ for other things with REAL value, ie. medicare for all, education, infrastructure, and investing in renewable energy.Show this thread
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