Originally Posted by
N965VJ
Bu, bu, but how can that be?
We've been talked down to here by TSA apologists for some time that say FT is the only place where there is criticism.
Just like their leadership, the clerks that post here are lying when they claim FT is the only place where people complain about TSA.
Originally Posted by
Mats
The questions in Europe have been the same for decades. It's the same set of five to ten question before check in at European and South American airports if one is flying on US carrier. There is then a second, smaller set of questions at the gate.
ICTS and its subsidiaries have a standard set of "positive" and "negative" criteria for passengers. They establish if the passenger is on a watch list, the computer analyzes form of payment, time of purchase, etc. The agent reviews presence or absence of baggage, traveling with others, etc. Those with an excess number of "positive" points are sent for further screening.
It's clearly not a perfect system because the "Underwear Bomber" and Richard Reid both had to go through the same screening process and passed.
"Not a perfect system" is an understatement. That the same questions have been used for decades speaks volumes about their uselessness.