Stewart Baker writes: The press has been spending a lot of time on TSA’s new policy. This New York Times story is representative (I’ve linked to it here because it has the first ever MSM reference to Skating on Stilts). Despite all the attention, though, there’s a surprising lack of certainty about exactly what TSA…
Category: Surveillance
We Can’t Tell You
The New York Times has an editorial about the ruling in the Al-Haramain case and how it’s time for an end to warrantless surveillance and the abuses of power by the previous administration: Senator Obama promised repeatedly in the 2008 campaign to reverse Mr. Bush’s many abuses of power. This was one of them. President…
South Carolina Governor vetoes bill to allow warrantless searches
Yvonne Wenger reports: Gov. Mark Sanford has vetoed legislation that would allow law enforcement officers to search criminals on probation and parole without a warrant, an action that Charleston Mayor Joe Riley called “outrageous.” The House and Senate passed the bill by wide margins, so Riley said he hopes that support will be in place…
Personal traits will be used to screen U.S.-bound air passengers
David S. Cloud reports: The Obama administration will announce Friday a new screening system for flights to the United States under which passengers who fit an intelligence profile of potential terrorists will be searched before boarding their planes, a senior administration official said. The procedures, which have been approved by President Obama, are aimed at…