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by jimktrains2 4119 days ago
> The newer scanners are much less invasive. You can turn your head and see the display, it's very basic.

But we'll nicely violate your 4th amendment rights, it's OK!

> And I've found TSA agents are much more interested in getting you through security, than holding you up in security.

Which is why the assign 1 person to the first class line. 1 person to the pre check line. and 1 person to the 4 normal lines. and then have 4 people standing around doing absolutely nothing. The TSA (as an org, not as individuals) is concerned with making money for large political contributors and keeping people afraid.

> But really, you would want to be able to stop it or put better bounds on it.

But really, I want to stop everything that's happened because it's all been insane, completely unhelpful, and worth exactly $0 of the billions we've spent on it.

> So, how can you show damages until after it's already built and deployed?

By having enough people who actually care and are politically active enough to be very loud when things like this happen. Senators and Representatives need to know that their constitutes won't stand for it.