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TSA to lift ban on most lighters on planes
TSA administrator Kip Hawley says “Taking lighters away [from passengers] is security theater,” and agency will allow most lighters on board as of 4 August
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Eight-year old barred from boarding plane
A third-grader was barred from boarding a plane because his name appeared on the no-fly list; airline stewardess tells boy: “We can’t get you on this plane, you’re a terrorist”
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TSA unveils plans for testing advanced X-ray scanner for baggage
TSA to test advance technology X-ray machines, including multi-view and high definition X-rays
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U.K. holiday industry benefits from terror fears, airport security crackdowns
Fears of terrorism abroad and lengthy security checks at airports give boost to U.K. domestic hospitality industry,
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New York law offers security tipsters immunity from prosecution
Six imams were removed from a flight becasue a passenger passed a note to the pilot expressing his suspicion of them; they sued him for discrimination; New York now offers tipsters protection from prosecution
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More security breaches at O'Hare
Do you know how many employee nadges at O’Hare are missing or are unaccounted for? 3,807, that’s how many
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US-VISIT expands to include more biometric information
The current US-VISIT’s two-fingerprint arrival system is used in 115 airports, 15 seaports and 154 land border checks; DHS plans to expand its ten-digit program program
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Four Bulgarian carriers lose license
Bulgaria joins the EU and its airlines must meet the EU’s safety standards; six of the country’s airlines fail insepction and lose license
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Kiwis deny plan to install backscatter X-ray scanner
Backscatter X-ray technology displays anatomically correct images of pasengers as they pass through security; privacy worries have hampered deployment of the technology at airports
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Elbit, Electronica in joint development of systems to defend aircraft
Governments are casting about for affordable and effective systems to defend civilian aircraft from shoulder-mounted missiles; two companies with experience in the field have joined hands to offer a solution
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Baggage scanners at Bangkok airport paralyzed by computer virus
Suvarnabhumi airport in Thailand spent a lot of money to buy 26 GE CTX scanners to screen baggage; last night, 17 of them stopped working owing to a virus infection of the server
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Spain imposes new travel security regime
As of yesterday, Spain requires that Spain-bound travelers provide the same personal information and travael plans the U.S. has required since 2004; travel industry anxious
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Canada launches terrorist no-fly list today
The U.S. has about 45,000 names on its no-fly list; Canada has about 1,000 on a list launched today; Canadian transportation and security experts question list’s vale
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DHS moves to tighten control over small planes, recreational boats
The U.S. has invested billions of dollars in beefing up security of commercial airlines and freight containers; DHS is moving to monitor and impose security requirements on smaller vehicles
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U.S.-bound travelers to notify DHS of travel plans ahead of departure
DHS is tightening travel restirctions on travelers from visa waiver countires: They will have to file travel plans 48 hours before departure
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The long view
Prototype Self-Service Screening System Unveiled
TSA and DHS S&T unveiled a prototype checkpoint technology, the self-service screening system, at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, NV. The aim is to provide a near self-sufficient passenger screening process while enabling passengers to directly receive on-person alarm information and allow for the passenger self-resolution of those alarms.