R.I.P. Scout26
I always had the greatest respect for the TSA and highest opinion of their effectiveness, and now this.
I smell a rat. The "original" link is dead and the file referenced elsewhere has already been magically "fixed" for you to read. Something ain't kosher. Why haven't they provided the original file so we can view it and see file properties for ourselves?
I wonder why they didn't think to just black out the lines with magic marker while they were still on the computer screen.
In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online its airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers.The most sensitive parts of the 93-page Standard Operation Procedures were apparently redacted in a way that computer savvy individuals easily overcame.The document shows sample CIA, Congressional and law enforcement credentials which experts say would make it easy for terrorists to duplicate.The improperly redacted areas indicate that only 20 percent of checked bags are to be hand searched for explosives and reveal in detail the limitations of x-ray screening machines."This is an appalling and astounding breach of security that terrorists could easily exploit," said Clark Kent Ervin, the former inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security. "The TSA should immediately convene an internal investigation and discipline those responsible.""This shocking breach undercuts the public's confidence in the security procedures at our airports," said Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., ranking Republican member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "On the day before the Senate Homeland Security Committee's hearing on terrorist travel, it is alarming to learn that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inadvertently posted its own security manual on the Internet.""This manual provides a road map to those who would do us harm," said Collins. "The detailed information could help terrorists evade airport security measures." Collins said she intended to ask the Department of Homeland Security how the breach happened, and "how it will remedy the damage that has already been done."
"This shocking breach undercuts the public's confidence in the security procedures at our airports," said Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., ranking Republican member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
this is what happens when Martha, who had a 1 day seminar on pdf editing, is tasked with redacting data
Umm... why are NSA agents authorized to carry weapons?
Primarily, carrier duties. Certain material is preferably transported under armed guard.
The whole event smells. Don't know why. I just smell something.