airport security
Hackers, Activists, Journos: How to Build a Secure Burner Laptop
A researcher modded a laptop specifically designed to ward off malware attacks at airport security.
Yankee Stadium's Next-Gen Security Tech Isn't Making Anyone Safer
The New York Yankees are the latest MLB team to use fingerprint scanners to allow fans to skip ballpark metal detectors. Are all of these supposed safety measures worthless "security theater"?
Airport Security Is Apparently Not Very Good at Detecting Weapons or Explosives
In a test, the TSA let 67 out of 70 undercover federal agents carrying fake bombs or guns through checkpoints. That's not very good!
It's Still Pretty Easy to Break into Airports in America
An investigation by the Associated Press uncovered five instances where intruders actually made it onto airplanes.
London's New 'Sky Garden' Is a Symbol of Inequality
The UK capital now has a literal playground for the rich. In the sky.
Leaked CIA Manual Shows How Operatives Get Through Airport Security Without Blowing Their Cover
Wikileaks published the CIA’s internal manual advising spies how to get through increased scrutiny at some of the world’s toughest airports.
I Was Sexually Assaulted in Palestine and Israel
My education in power dynamics occurred at the hands of two very different men in two very different circumstances.
Calling Bullshit on Richard Dawkins and His Little Pot of Honey
After airport security confiscated his nectar, he started arguing, in essence, that we could train border agents by showing them Team America: World Police on loop for a few days.