Originally Posted by
WhyNotKnow
That's the first I have heard of that. It's not a general TSA thing. It would be interesting to see what it is all about. Are you sure they were microphones?
It had a cable with an XLR connector that went to something like a lavalier microphone. I've never seen XLR used for anything besides a microphone.
Originally Posted by
eyecue
The other thing is that there is no expectation to privacy in the airport.
Police are arresting people under wiretapping laws for recording them on the side of the road. If there is no expectation of privacy in an airport, wouldn't the same be true for the side of a highway?