More on the Scanner Scam (TSA)

TSA Scanners: Security Theater At Its Finest

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Air travelers now face a few bad choices: Submit to the body scanner, endure an invasive manual pat-down or accept an $11,000 civil fine. At a Senate hearing this past week, the head of the Transportation Security Administration faced questions over concerns that screening measures have gone too far. Cato scholar David Rittgers argues the scanners aren't worth the cost in money -- let alone in civil liberties. Adds Jim Harper, "The TSA should be abolished and responsibility for security restored to airlines and airports."

Be sure to read all three articles from the CATO website:

Body Scanners: The Naked Truth

‘Strip-or-Grope’ vs. Risk Management

Body Scanner Blues