Security Theater
Dec 30th, 2009 by nick
I haven’t posted for a while, but I feel compelled to point out the inanity of the TSA’s response to the latest airline bombing attempt. As usual, Bruce Schneier says it far better than I could in an article on CNN.com. If you prefer, you can also watch an interview with him on Rachel Maddow’s show. Schneier has coined the term “security theater” to describe security that looks good and might make us feel safer, but isn’t actually useful.