PV Alert: Can I Take Photos at the Checkpoint and Airport?
Aug 4, 2009, 10:36 pm
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On August 3, 2009, Bob Burns at TSA blogged (in a post titled "Got Feedback: Happy Birthday!") about the success of the "Got Feedback?" program he administers, then posted the following comment:
I have submitted two comments there that link to this thread and explain the 50% response rate that I observed using "Got Feedback?", but neither has been approved. Comments submitted by other people after mine have been approved.
I have submitted two comments there that link to this thread and explain the 50% response rate that I observed using "Got Feedback?", but neither has been approved. Comments submitted by other people after mine have been approved.
Sep 25, 2009, 11:02 am
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Also I now have agreement from a TSA attorney that 49 CFR Part 1520 does not apply to passengers and, as such, the restrictions about photography that were being thrown about by Blogger Bob and the monitors don't apply to us. Just don't interfere with the screening process when taking pictures and you should be okay.
Now I am into my third round with TSA on a sign I saw on Sunday at YYC in the US Customs and Immigration Hall that says no lighters are permitted to be carried on one's person on US-bound flights. To date, the TSA responses have been off-the-mark in addressing the issue.
Sep 25, 2009, 1:02 pm
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I don't think you're fighting the right entity.
Sep 25, 2009, 2:12 pm
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At worse, I think that the other entity is also part of DHS. It is in the line controlled by CBP, so someone in the Gov't. should take ownership. Heck, I see huge pictures of Mt. Rushmore and other icons of the US in the same place.
One of the responses from the TSA was that they only do screening in the US. But US regulations are what are responsible for that sign's wording; it's not Canada.
One of the responses from the TSA was that they only do screening in the US. But US regulations are what are responsible for that sign's wording; it's not Canada.
Sep 25, 2009, 4:21 pm
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Sep 25, 2009, 4:45 pm
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Or, which I think may be more likely, a misunderstanding between US and Canadian officials on what the US regulations really are ...
Sep 25, 2009, 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by ND Sol
.....Also I now have agreement from a TSA attorney that 49 CFR Part 1520 does not apply to passengers and, as such, the restrictions about photography that were being thrown about by Blogger Bob and the monitors don't apply to us. Just don't interfere with the screening process when taking pictures and you should be okay......
). it would be nice to include in my "traveling tsa folder"
Sep 25, 2009, 10:21 pm
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My workplace, a data center for a large banking company, has the same sign. It was a rule implemented by the security department. They don't want people casing the joint and getting significant details photographically. Makes complete sense to me. Given the power of telephotos, I'd think you'd pretty much tell people to keep their cameras in the cases. I suppose its a bummer for travelers who want to show airports their friends'll never see, but when it comes right down to it, the global security threat has to take precedence sometimes.
Blame the conspirators if you need to place blame, not the people fighting them.
Blame the conspirators if you need to place blame, not the people fighting them.
Sep 26, 2009, 7:58 am
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Sep 26, 2009, 8:54 am
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My workplace, a data center for a large banking company, has the same sign. It was a rule implemented by the security department. They don't want people casing the joint and getting significant details photographically. Makes complete sense to me. Given the power of telephotos, I'd think you'd pretty much tell people to keep their cameras in the cases. I suppose its a bummer for travelers who want to show airports their friends'll never see, but when it comes right down to it, the global security threat has to take precedence sometimes. Blame the conspirators if you need to place blame, not the people fighting them.
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Sep 26, 2009, 10:05 am
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