Fingerprints are a valuable identification tool for everything from crime detection to international travel. But what happens when the tips of our fingers are missing those distinctive patterns of ridges? It’s not the premise for a science fiction movie, but a real-life condition known as adermatoglyphia. It’s also known as “Immigration Delay Disease,” because affected […]
Video: Traveler ‘Outraged’ After Hair Checked for Bombs
Isis Brantley was stopped by TSA in the Atlanta Airport while going through security on her way to an American Airlines flight to Dallas. Isis, a hairstylist, was rocking her signature haircut. Brantley became angry at the TSA after agents when they began searching her hair for a bomb. “I just heard these voices saying, ‘Hey […]
Weird smuggling incidents reported by TSA
Within days of each other, the TSA reported two separate incidents involving wildlife trafficking in the U.S. On Aug. 26, a woman heading to board a China-bound flight from the Los Angeles International Airport was arrested by Fish and Wildlife Service officers for smuggling two parrots. TSA patted her down and bound the birds wrapped […]
Boston Airport Tests New Behavior Detection Program
A new level of security imposed by the TSA at the Boston Logan International Airport will be enforced Tuesday. Behavior Detection officers (BDOs) will ask a few questions and look for anomalies in every traveler passing through Logan’s Terminal A, TSA spokesperson Greg Soule told msnbc.com. “Officers are trained to look for specific behaviors that […]
Even in Death, Osama Bin Laden is Causing American Airports to Tighten Security
Yes, it is possible for American airports to enforce even stricter security. As soon as the leader of the notorious 9-11 attacks was killed, the department of Homeland Security and other federal groups have been/are on alert for threats from groups, such as Al-Qaeda, who may be seeking retaliation. In case the assassination of Osama […]
