The Glider

The folks over at Gizmodo have provided a list of all of the US airports that are currently using the controversial full body scanners. Apparently they are now in service in 68 airports.

• Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
• Boston Logan International
• Bush Houston Interncontinental Airport
• Boise Airport
• Bradley International Airport
• Brownsville
• Buffalo Niagara International Airport
• Charlotte Douglas International
• Chicago O’Hare International
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For the list in it’s entirety on where you can have the TSA fondle your junk, read on.

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…and one more. Had to.

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While being an occasional traveler I can understand the convenience of providing airline agents with wireless devices. I’m concerned with the security angle (I know, big shocker). I have sat in a few too many restaurants where I decided to pay with cash for obvious reasons. Which begs the question…

From USA Today:

Airline agents are increasingly going mobile at airports, with tools in hand to help passengers — and eventually help sell them something.

The largest U.S. carriers, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, plan to expand their mobile workforce equipped with handheld devices that agents use to check flights and issue bag tags and boarding passes. They’ll soon be able to sell passengers items or get them to pay for oversize bags that shouldn’t have cleared security.

Ah, and what of the wireless security? I would be very interested to see what they have done to ensure that the communications are secured…or aren’t.

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