Pilots union directs total revolt towards TSA

In air terminals, it could be tough to get through security. Even those that work in air terminals are having a very tough time. A few pilots unions are calling these safeguards screenings illegal and are calling for a revolt towards the TSA. So-called "advanced screening techniques" are coming under hefty fire, being termed every little thing from "molestation" to "unconstitutional.

Up, up and away, TSA

With the permission of two of the largest pilot's unions in The US, a revolt against the TSA is going to happen one way or another. In most airports across the United States, travelers, including pilots, are required to submit to either a full-body scan or “extensive” patdown. The full-body scan reveals and shows what amounts to a nude image of the traveler. Though those images are supposed to be “privacy filtered” and immediately removed, the Electronic Privacy Details Center has found that they are really stored, and some are saved for later “training” use. Some airports also do "patdown's" where the private areas on your body are no exception for the checking.

Lawsuit the reason why TSA revolt happened

Though it began with just a few incidents, the pilot’s unions are taking a stand for both their members and also the traveling public. The "unreasonable search" clause in the U.S. Constitution is cited by a Tennessee pilot that is suing the U.S. Government. He thinks that there is too much of a search. Security screening procedures are being posted by the TSA as a reaction which is making some travelers uneasy about privacy protections. In fact, the TSA site no longer states anything about the so-called “privacy algorithm.”

TSA revolt causes ’security’ to be questioned

In October, the enhanced screening procedures were ruled out following the “security of the traveling public" was looked at more closely. Is the U.S. Government and Transportation Security Administration going too far? That is the question. Is "safety" really that essential? Is radiation exposure and also the nude images within the screenings that make people ill worth it? This revolt against the TSA is being led by pilots, but do you think passengers will join in?

Articles cited

ABC News

abcnews.go.com/Travel/major-pilots-unions-rebel-tsa-screening-rules-urge/story?id=12100247&page=1

CNN

articles.cnn.com/2010-01-11/travel/body.scanners_1_body-scanners-privacy-protections-machines?_s=PM:TRAVEL

Slate

slate.com/id/2215687/