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TSA app for your phone

^ brought to you by the tsa pr firm of belch, feh, ralph, blech & hurl, n.u.t.z

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Originally Posted by n4zhg (Post 14254070)

Like I would install anything on my phone from the TSA.

Pull the other leg.

the middle one, right? ;) <ducking on my way to the penalty box>

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Originally Posted by IslandBased (Post 14254314)

I'd like an app that records the checkpoint transit and provides a supervisor in real time, if necessary....:D

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Originally Posted by SATTSO (Post 14254346)

Lol that would be nice ;)

I'm not sure that's as strange a request as it might seem. If the airlines can have live customer service representatives available on phone, on the web, and on Twitter 24/7, would it be that hard for TSA to do the same?

No, thanks.

I value my privacy too much to risk downloading anything from the TSA.

Considering that agency's trouble with telling the truth, any disclaimer or description they give describing that app must be taking with a huge grain of salt.

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Originally Posted by jkhuggins (Post 14254395)

I think it's possible too. It's why I said it would be nice ;)

This app probably provides "services" you don't need or want, slows your phone to a crawl, and causes your phone bill to increase by an order of magnitude.

When you complain about any/all of the above, you randomly get no response or a form letter that does not address your concerns.

Worst of all, it requires an Act of Congress to remove this disease. :(

but it does tell you how to dress to speed through the screening process, would that be in cellophane?

On The Spot Systems announced that its iPhone application, Survey on the Spot, is now available to air travelers to rate airport security screening by completing a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) survey.

Survey on the Spot uses the iPhone's GPS to identify the user's location and enables smartphone users to answer a TSA questionnaire immediately after passing through the security checkpoint.

"The application is very easy to use. It can identify which airport you are flying out of, allowing you to provide the TSA with feedback immediately," said Ken Kimmel, president of On The Spot Systems. "Survey on the Spot also allows travelers to add photos and comments that they feel will help the TSA improve the national security system."

Survey on the Spot provides air travelers with easy access to a questionnaire that has been used by the TSA to rate screening procedures and gauge consumer confidence in the security of air travel.

There is no cost to complete the TSA survey. iPhone users can simply download Survey on the Spot free from the Apple App store. Upon starting the app, users enter TSA and then press "Find surveys around me." The system will identify the airport they are departing from and allow them to begin the survey. The survey can also be accessed on other smartphones, such as Android and Blackberry, by using the mobile web browser to go to surveyonthespot.com and entering the TSA survey code, as well as the city and state of the traveler's departure.

On The Spot Systems will provide all survey results to the TSA.

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Originally Posted by SATTSO (Post 14254335)

Question all you want. I'm sure some here will download it. And if I post such a thread in another forum, as this app is specifically about TSA I'm positive it would be moved here.

Wow, now that you've given me your permission to question, I can sleep soundly tonight. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by halls120 (Post 14254581)

Wow, now that you've given me your permission to question, I can sleep soundly tonight. :rolleyes:

Uh, I didn't give you permission; as if you needed it. But you knob that. You just wanted to post another snarky response. ;)

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Originally Posted by Tom M. (Post 14254470)

The best that GPS can do in normal mode (versus precision mode) is to locate you within 10m. It's simply not precise enough to help the TSA determine how long you've been in a line, especially one like the moat at IAD which snakes back & forth inside of 10m.

How much did we taxpayers pay for this one???

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Originally Posted by SATTSO (Post 14254622)

Uh, I didn't give you permission; as if you needed it. But you knob that. You just wanted to post another snarky response. ;)

Hey, I just work with the material you're giving me. :D

“My TSA” provides a tool to find out if an item is allowed in your carry-on or checked baggage,...
Yeah? And how much does that advice count when the screener du jour says it's not allowed???

You gotta be kidding me. :rolleyes:

If anyone actually has this app, please check whether ice is allowed in a carry-on. :D

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Originally Posted by RadioGirl (Post 14255080)

Just get the Magic 8-Ball app. @:-)

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Originally Posted by RadioGirl (Post 14255080)

TSA provides lots of "tools" at the checkpoint that will tell you if an item is prohibited or not. Each "tool" will give a different answer too. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Spiff (Post 14255092)

Just get the Magic 8-Ball app. @:-)

That must be what they're using at the checkpoint! ;)