Travel Security screeners air their gripes on the Web
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privately run and not affiliated with the Transportation Security Administration â-ffers news (such as the Nazi salute allegedly flipped
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WASHINGTON  - The federal government's latest attempt to improve   security checks of airline passengers is prompting privacy concerns here and abroad.
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Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet.
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Web services that plumb for consumer views, helpful and hurtful.
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The federal transportation Security Administration has changed an airport screening practice in place in some airports based on feedback to its week-old blog site soliciting feedback from travelers.
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typically e-mailed as enticements to bogus sites that endanger users&#39; systems and expose their personal information -- is limited in scope
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If youâve ever stifled a bubble of rage while going through airport security, you will recognize the tensions in âClose to Home.â
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Established security players profit from the rush to look for bad things in luggage and spot faces of evil-doers in crowds -- without real technology breakthroughs. But some little guys with the right products may get in on the homeland-security market, as well.
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The Department of Homeland Security's system for screening airline passengers for their terrorist risk may not be perfect, but as long as it doesn't break the law, it's a good resource for customs officials, says columnist Ira Winkler.
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Visitors could face digital fingerprinting at airports under plans to beef up border security
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A Web site commissioned by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists originally had multiple security problems that could lead to identity theft, says a congressional report released Friday.In addition, the TSA awarded the $48,816 contract for the Traveler Redress Web site based on a request for quotes with requirements that only one Web design firm could meet, says the report, released by the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The TSA&#39;s technical lead and author of a request for comments for the project was a longtime friend of the owner of Desyne Web Services and had briefly worked for the Virginia firm, the report says.&quot;This redress Web site had multiple security vulnerabilities: It was not hosted on a government domain, its homepage was not encrypted, one of its data submission pages was not encrypted, and its encrypted pages were not properly certified,&quot; the report says. &quot;These deficiencies exposed thousands of American travelers to potential identity theft.&quot;The TSA press office did not immediately respond to a request for comments on the House report. A receptionist at Desyne said the appropriate person for commenting was not available.The redress Web site went live in October 2006, and blogger Christopher Soghoian, a graduate student in informatics at Indiana University, pointed out security problems there last February. The TSA took the Desyne Web site down that month and now hosts a traveler redress form on its own Web site.&quot;This begs the question: Who are these guys, why don&#39;t they know how to use SSL, and how were they awarded this sweet contract?&quot; Soghoian wrote in February 2006. &quot;Why can&#39;t TSA do a simple form submission themselves?&quot;One of the biggest concerns raised by Soghoian and the House report is that the Desyne Web site did not use SSL encryption on its home page or on its submissions page. Travelers were asked to submit personal information, such as their Social Security numbers and birth dates. The site was not hosted on a government domain, meaning visitors &quot;lost any assurance they were visiting a legitimate government Web site,&quot; the House report says.The House report was also critical of Desyne&#39;s &quot;no-bid&quot; contract to operate the redress Web site. Desyne had done work for TSA since 2004, and as of late 2007, it continued to host the TSA&#39;s Web site where travelers could file claims for damaged property. The TSA&#39;s April 2006 request for quotes for the redress site said the design had to be consistent with the claims management site, and it had to be hosted on the same server that hosted the claims management site, the House report says.As of September, Desyne continued to operate Web sites for TSA, and the company has received more than $500,000 in business from the agency since 2004, the report says. &quot;TSA did not take action ... to sanction Desyne for poor performance,&quot; the report says.
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Before heading out to unknown territories, travelers who spend a little time online can minimize such unpleasant surprises as hotel staff retribution, an airplane seat near the toilets, crying babies or wrinkles.
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Passengers are being mistakenly stopped. Is the list more annoying than effective?
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If you think the biggest pariah in the travel industry is an overzealous airport security screener, clearly you do not travel with a pack of cigarettes in your carry-on bag.
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The facts of web servers don't necessarily match the myths when it comes to security.
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By day, Alexander Vincent is a mild-mannered secretary for a Vallejo real estate broker. By night, he&#39;s an online crusader protecting users of a new Internet browser from glitches and security bugs.
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A bank that guarantees its online users safety and security has direct evidence that its Web-based banking system is not bullet-proof. Should that bank tells its users?