Originally Posted by
spd476
Wouldn't this be a violation of HIPAA laws?
The BDO program seems like a great way to catch people with warrants and drugs that aren't a threat to aviation. It's much like the NoS which is great at finding drugs and toothpaste.
TSA will say that they only searched the checkbook and documents looking for concealed razor blades or other harmful items. They will deny actually reading the content of the documents. This may or may not be official policy, since TSOs have been caught actually reading and challenging documents (including checks) before.
A review of tapes could indicate whether or not the documents were simply leafed through or actually studied, but you know how unreliable the cameras are - tapes get lost, erased, cameras don't happen to cover the area where the scrutiny took place, etc.