Comments on: Will Profiling Make our Skies Safer?: A Governance Perspective on New TSA Guidelines http://thekaufmannpost.net/will-profiling-make-our-skies-safer-a-governance-perspective-on-new-tsa-guidelines/ Transparency, corruption and governance matters, evidence-based Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:17:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hala http://thekaufmannpost.net/will-profiling-make-our-skies-safer-a-governance-perspective-on-new-tsa-guidelines/comment-page-1/#comment-9726 Hala Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:29:15 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/?p=1675#comment-9726 Dani, thanks for this excellent post! Totally agree that profiling stands little chance for improving safety. The problem seems mainly one of "connecting" intelligence, as you point out. And the obvious: picking up on odd behaviors. The Nigerian, like the shoe bomber 8years ago - who by the way was british- had purchased a 3000$ one way ticket in cash and had no luggage... catching any pattern here, TSA? Regarding "random searches", giving the times I have been randomly selected (always!),I see these techniques as subject to the biases of the TSA agent - which makes them predictable and undermines their effectiveness. Given your last point, I am curious whether you support the 3Ds approach to development sported by both this administration and the last? Meanwhile, I am not exactly looking forward to the full body searches :) Dani, thanks for this excellent post!
Totally agree that profiling stands little chance for improving safety. The problem seems mainly one of “connecting” intelligence, as you point out. And the obvious: picking up on odd behaviors. The Nigerian, like the shoe bomber 8years ago – who by the way was british- had purchased a 3000$ one way ticket in cash and had no luggage… catching any pattern here, TSA?
Regarding “random searches”, giving the times I have been randomly selected (always!),I see these techniques as subject to the biases of the TSA agent – which makes them predictable and undermines their effectiveness.
Given your last point, I am curious whether you support the 3Ds approach to development sported by both this administration and the last?
Meanwhile, I am not exactly looking forward to the full body searches :)

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