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Old Jul 3, 2002 | 3:01 pm
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venk
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Random screening algorithm changed?

Just when I though I had the system beat by waiting for the first and second passengers to become the sacrificial victims to the security wand...

In three of the last four domestic segments I flew, the security guys waited for people to line up and then picked 1-3 people out of that line to start screening.

Of course, I got picked in all three of these segments. In one I was the 10th or so in the line and I was picked by the security guy who walked all the way back to my position in line to invite me to the search desk to be the first to be screened and this within two hours after being screened for the previous segment. I feel so privileged. Random, eh?

Of course, the systemn can still be beat by keeping out of sight until they pick someone and go by when they are busy screening.

Another tip for those that do not look like anything like "typical" terrorists. Make sure you are not standing next to someone likely to be picked for screening for their looks in this new algorithm. You stand a high chance of also being picked to establish the non-discriminatory nature of the "random" selection
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