FT has too many posts to count in which posters rant about how they want TSA to function more like Israeli aviation security. That's what this is. It's not invasive, it's not unconstitutional and is used to make judgments about whether some people need secondary inspection.

Fortunately, it will only take a few prosecutions of people who deliberately lie to TSA (18 USC Sec. 1001 provides a 5-year felony penalty for that) before the jokesters stop giving poor advice.

In the meantime, BOS-ATL is easily driveable and a wonderful view of scenic I-95!