DHS screens a MacBook Air
20.03.2008 – 23:31Michael Nygard baffled the TSA with his MacBook Air/SSD, which apparently looks more like a “device” than a portable computer, which was enough to let him miss his flight.
Fortunately, the DHS/TSA knows that being as secretive as they are is not good for the reputation, so they started a blog to deceive the public make things a little bit more transparent.
How transparent can be seen in a new post, in which Bob, apparently working in the DHS PR department, screens the MacBook Air. His findings are delusive interesting:
“The MacBook does look completely different than your typical laptop or DVD player. I can’t get into specifics of course, but there were a couple of areas on the X-ray that could pique some interest for TSOs.”
So, “he can’t get into specifics of course” - apparently they even declare x-ray images of consumer hardware as a state secret sensitive security information (SSI).
I can’t even begin to explain my disgust with this type of politics.