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Guess What: New Tech Could Mean TSA Isn’t Done With You Until You Get on the Plane

Oct. 4, 2012 9:51am Liz Klimas

You may think you’re off the hook for airport security after taking off your belt and shoes, sending your possessions through an X-ray machine and walking through either a metal detector or X-ray machine yourself, but that won’t be the case if this new technology has anything to say about it.

Researchers have developed a boarding gate with embedded sensors that would be the last line of defense directly before passengers get on a plane.

As the announcement of the prototype states:

[...] flight safety would be significantly increased if it were possible to inspect passengers for explosives at the boarding gate, the last point of inspection before boarding the flight; however, as several hundreds of passengers need to pass through the gate at once, the time taken by conventional metal detectors and X-ray inspections was an issue.

Prototype Boarding Gate With Explosive Sensors Could Provide Final Check of Passengers

(Image: Hitachi)

The prototype of the explosives-sniffing boarding gate developed by the Japanese company Hitachi, Nippon Signal and the University of Yamanashi would be sensitive enough to allow passengers to pass through at a relatively fast pace. The company’s announcement states that the gate has technology that collects minute particles on the boarding pass (or mobile device) being scanned and within seconds can indicate explosive compounds. It is fast enough to inspect 1,200 people per hour.

“The technology is expected to contribute to the prevention and containment of carry-on explosives as it inspects immediately prior to boarding without disrupting the flow of passengers, and provides increased security without affecting convenience,” the release states.

Pilot tests of the prototype at public facilities are expected within the next fiscal year.

Read more specifics about the technology here.

(H/T: Gizmodo)

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DeOppressoLiber
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 7:12pm
This is an intell indicator that the inner security perimeter for the airport workers is not good. What checks do they go through? Has their union prevented this?

As passengers we go through the outer security check point to enter the safe secure area. If they have to keep checking us then there is a fault in the system. The fault is the airport workers are not put through the same checks as us.

The TSA is worried that some worker is bad and will link up a passenger who is bad an pass on a weapon or something.

Lets start profiling passengers and workers.

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- yippeya
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 9:08pm
  I’ve stopped flying. drove from RI to FL two months ago, long drive.
  
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coldnorth
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 6:54pm
They’ll add the cost of this machine to your airline ticket

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Salamander
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:13pm
Ever see how fat explodes in the presence of oxygen? Maybe they should ban flying for anyone with a BMI higher than, say, O’mighty Barack the orator!

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Salamander
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 5:11pm
Gee, I’m just glad the TSA isn’t insisting on using a sonographic rectal probe–just to check for colonic explosives!

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tsnorquist
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:50pm
I can’t believe nobody has thought of this before. Imagine if we used something with 4 paws, a keen nose, and a tail that everyone would say “what a cute *something”… I’m sure glad we’re spending money on these machines!

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TRILO
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 2:19pm
@ Pattyhenry

BOTH the republicans and democrats voted for the TSA under Bush; and neither party has done anything since to reign in the overreach and unconstitutional actions of the TSA or the growing surveillance state. In fact, the republicans with their majority over the past few years have continued to vote for the increase in surveillance of the American public.

Hate to tell you but Romney has no desire to get rid of the TSA or reign in the surveillance state. Heck the TSA was at the RNC conducting security screening.

Face it, the republicans and democrats are hell bent on increasing the security state because the sheeple want the government to keep them safe. Which is why 99% of the people who fly have no problem going through the naked body scanners without complaining. When I have to fly I opt out and I fully express to them my reasons why. I am all too happy to hold up the line and disrupt the process.

Quite frankly the terrorists have won. They have turned our society into a mass of people who willingly abdicate all responsibility for their personal safety to federal, state and local government agencies. Since 9/11 people willingly accept and even ask for street cameras, cameras on police cars that read license plates, naked body scanners, pat downs and soon to come a sky full of drones.

We are now living in 1984 where the sheeple live under the watchful eye of Big Brother.

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- joan k
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 4:55pm
  I opt out too and have told them why too. I mention it is my only means of protesting their scanning machine. Also, I do not trust them to be safe. If EVERYONE opted out instead of going through the scanners what do you think they would do?? They would HAVE to remove them.
  
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marcus_arealius
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:53pm
TSA’s main problem is the dumbest terrorist is smarter than all TSA brains put together. The TSA’s next plan is to detect the undetectable.. think about it.

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- JQuentinEvermann
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:06pm
  It would be as easy as cathing liquid explosives into one’s bladder (if you could call that “easy”) and then “*******” it out in a cup in the bathroom.
  
  TSA should really start using suction catheters on every passenger, as well as a complete colon cleanse, and maybe pull a few teeth to make sure
  
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banjarmon
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:52pm
Leave MY JUNK scanned!!

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- Lothmar
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 2:57pm
  did you mean unscanned?
  
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lildrummerboy
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:39pm
so if that thing is only waist high, how will it check the upper body for electronic devices with explosives…? just a thought

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- Lothmar
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 2:58pm
  One on top of another they can sell twice as many?
  
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bgotts27
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:33pm
Forget putting these at the boarding gates – replace existing security with them and get excessive TSA government agents off of the tax payroll.

One or two agents, a couple of these and a couple of metal detectors – speed up the whole security thing – and let passengers keep their shoes on and prying eyes out of the body scans.

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jackact
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:31pm
I strongly disagree.
The TSA isn’t done when you physically get on the plane.
That’s when they steal your personal belongings and either put them on EBay or smuggle them home.
In government, theft comes before, during and after…

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- RWCT
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 8:05pm
  Kinda like Income taxes, then Cap Gain Taxes, the Estate taxes. They NEVER end, even after WE do!
  
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palmbeachbum
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 1:26pm
The Right to Be Violated Shall Be Secure

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- Lothmar
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:01pm
  LOL… Ok I really wanted to add something, but you know what? I think i’ll listen to the saying ‘keep it simple stupid’ and just let that stand on its own greatness.
  
  Good job. ^^
  
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loveliberty83
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:48pm
I agree hire the police from isreal that know how to do the job of 100 tsa

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plaso20
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:11pm
We won’t see the new intrusion device. My wife and I have decided it is easier to drive than put up with the BS from the TSA. Too bad for the airlines, but it is much easier to drive and not have to put up with incessant scrutiny of a bunch of underpaid rent-a-cops.

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- rt elms
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 12:52pm
  You do realize the TSA is cruising the highways masquerading as law enforcement under the guise of being a Transportation Security Officers don’t you? Most notably in Tennessee. Let the roadblocks begin!
  
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thekuligs
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:58am
Thanks TSA, we already don’t fly anymore. WHICH ROYALLY SUCKS since my husband is in the Air Force and have to live states and states away from family.

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sjohn70037
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:45am
God help us if one of these muslim morons shoves explosives up his rear. We’ll all have to have ******* inspections before we board.

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- Mr Sanders
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:55am
  Full cavity searches for everyone – I can just see the job posting now:
  
  Specialized TSA Agents wanted; proctology experience required.
  
  hahaha!
  
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- Lothmar
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 3:04pm
  So I saw your ad that said “Specialized TSA Agents wanted; proctology experience required.” Does this have to be official or professional experience? Because I have over one hundred man hours in regards to ametuer proctology. ~Le joke~
  
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duckwalker
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:24am
We’ll all have to check our clothes and fly naked before they are happy, and even then you’ll need a colonoscope before boarding.

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ScottYaw
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:42am
The “GUESS WHAT” is that the manufacturer of this contraption is going to get rich off government (our tax dollars at work). TSA is one more prime example of an incompetent, inept and expensive government bureaucracy. To date – they haven’t stopped any terrorist act or caught any criminals. But the useless TSA does cost us lots of tax dollars to maintain…and they hire our country’s brightest individuals who couldn’t find a job anywhere else.

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- muffythetuffy
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:05am
  If some prankster threw lawn fertilizer around the sidewalks at the entrance of the airport, nitrate detectors would give false alarms to everyone. Terrorists already know this if I could think it up.
  
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Brother Winston Smith
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:36am
Yup. That’s the Bush/Obama/Romney/Democrat/Republican unconstitutional (illegal) police/surveillance-state.

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- floridareader
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:17am
  Although governments in U.S.A., especially Obama’s administration, have overreached in this matter, I don’t think politicians in America are to blame for this. I know people that travel all over the world and they have to go through the non-sense checkpoints. The ones to blame are the Muslim extremists. It is for them that we have to almost strip ourselves to get in an airplane.
  
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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:40am
  Oooops. No, floridareader, wrong on ALL counts.
  
  1. BOTH PARTIES/ADMINISTRATIONS EQUALLY EXPLOIT THESE UNCONSTITUTIONAL measures.
  
  2. Politicians ARE TO BLAME!!!!!!!! THEY introduced, voted for and signed the ILLEGAL “Patriot” Act, TSA, SOPA/PIPA/CISPA, etc.
  
  3. I DON’T GIVE A DAMN who you “know” or travel with. THIS IS AMERICA!!!!!!! WE HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW THAT PRESERVES LIBERTY!
  
  4. The ones to blame ARE NOT “Muslim extremists!” THE ONES TO BLAME are our corrupt leaders who “blame” extremists TO ENACT THEIR UNCONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION THAT IS AIMED AT IT’S OWN CITIZENS!!!!!!!!!!!! And simultaneously LEAVING OUR BORDERS WIDE OPEN AND WATCHING, AS AMERICANS DROP LIKE FLIES AT THE HANDS VIOLENT, THIRD-WORLD ILLEGAL ALIENS.
  
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- Latter-Day-Soldier
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 3:50am
  So far, the keyword for all this intrusive crap is “muslims”, before it was “terrorists”, I wonder what the next keyword excuse will be….here they are “Patriot” and ”Christian”
  
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Josiah13
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:27am
We now have a new machine that detects if you were ever mad at the government, ever handled a gun or got mad at your 5th grade teacher. This way you can get immediate additional screening by a TSA professional who, when confiscating a loaded weapon last month, accidentally shot through a wall in the airport.

These people can’t find there ass with both hands. What are we doing?

I got screened 10 times in the last 2 months and never once was convinced that the people screening me had half a deck upstairs…disband the TSA now. Balance the @#$# budget…to hell with the terrorists. When someone looks guilty, screen them and stop fondling my wife…that’s my job.

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- PATTY HENRY
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:43am
  uh…. HIRE THE ISRAELIS. That’s what we should have done in the first place. Do you know what excuse we were told as to reasons they didn’t HIRE THE ISRAELIS????? are your ready???
  “They can’t help us because we have so many more flights per day”…
  
  I mean… think about that. DEMS have absolutely no concept of PRINCIPLE. I hope that ROMNEY Hires the ISRAELIS to handle our Airport Security as one of his first things!
  
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Chromo200
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:20am
I think the TSA should embed a chip in us and get it over with .. I think this a job creation for more TSA people. One TSA person per traveler. You get assigned one from the moment you step into the airport until you are strapped into your seat

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- Mr Sanders
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:59am
  I wouldn’t say such things if I were you!
  
  Unfortunately, your words may come true.. O-Care, pages 1001-1008 mentions RFID, IF they don’t repeal it before that gets implinented, which I pray to God they do!!!!
  
  The Israeli system is the best in the world – the US should be doing that!!!!!!!
  
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woodyee
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:18am
Q. Why isn’t TSA catching any terrorists?
A. They don’t screen passengers on Air Force One.

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Zipit
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:03am
GREAT! And let’s just pass the cost for this BS, right on to the cost of your ticket, oh yeah, and your taxes!!!! Denver to Phoenix, $575, one way! Think I’ll drive!

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neiman1
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 9:58am
Your never done. Now they made it a federal crime to disagree with a flight attendant. If you get a grouch on your flight you may be dragged off at any moment…..ridiculous

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 4, 2012 at 9:55am
When are we finally going to get rid of the blasted TSA.

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- woodyee
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 10:09am
  Probably never – unless they strike.
  
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- Brother Winston Smith
  Posted on October 4, 2012 at 11:52am
  As long as we’re still voting for the police-state democrats and police-state republicans… I guess never.
  
  It’s all up to us.
  
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