Smart phone app sheds light on airport screening procedures
New iPhone app allows users to share their experiences at airport security checkpoints; the app, released by Elguji Software, is called TSAzr — Share Your TSA Experience; users can rate, review, and comment on every U.S TSA-staffed airport
Capitalizing on public outrage over more invasive security screenings at airports, Elguji Software, LLC has just released an iPhone app that is aimed at increasing transparency and oversight at airports in the United States.
The app, called TSAzr – Share Your TSA Experience, will allow users to upload their experiences going through security checkpoints and to “rate” an airport’s performance.
Users have the ability to post their own experiences and read reviews from others to determine which airports have the best screening procedures and what sort of treatment they can expect at checkpoints.
Every U.S. TSA-manned airport is listed in TSAzr’s database.
Gayle Elgort, the president of Elguji Software, said, “Just about everyone has gotten ticked off at a TSA agent at one time or another. So did we, and we wrote an app just for that. Apple’s phenomenal App Store empowers everyone to help keep the TSA in check.”
Anger at the TSA went viral over social media networks after a California man famously taped his heated encounter with security agents at a checkpoint after refusing to submit to a body scan or a pat down. The man was barred from flying and escorted from the screening area by police.
Within three days, the video had already received over 200,000 hits on YouTube.
The app is currently available at Apple’s App store and also sends users updates on any TSA related news.
