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> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:24:36 -0500, Dennis Hays wrote: > Anyway, Dennis, you either missed my point or studiously ignored it. > We are talking about the right to privacy. And I was saying that there > was no apparent reason why the TSA had to break my lock when all that > was required was for them to request me to open it. San Jose is not a > huge airport with an immense amount of traffic. My bag was searched > after clearing the x-ray inspection and outside of my presence for > absolutely no good reason. If your bag was a carry-on, you certainly had the right for them to request you open it, rather than they breaking your lock. If your bag was checked baggage, then the TSA in the "back-room" are the ones that broke your lock and they, to my knowledge, ever come above ground to inquire nicely for you to open anything. > Look, I live in Israel. The United States learned most of its airline > security techniques from Israel. But in Israel, no one will break into > your bag when they can get you to open it for them. And in Israel, no > one will search your bag outside of your presence when they can just > as easily do it in your presence. I can't answer for the TSA techniques, but I can say there is an undercurrent in this country starting to ask some serious questions about matters such as this. > As for the broken lock, when so much money is being spent on security > in the U.S, why not spend a few dollars more to replace the locks that > are broken in such an unnecessarily crude and invasive fashion? I'd be right behind you in trying to get an answer to this. `----------[end quote]------------------------ -- Dennis Hays/Haysdesign License: http://www.haysdesign.com/license 11/14/2004 at 2:03 PM (-5 UTC) Using The Bat! v3.0.2.7 on Windows 2000 5.| 0 Build 2195 Service Pack 4 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
