• slackassassin@sh.itjust.works
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      55 minutes ago

      First off, fuck the NY post.

      Secondly, no, it IS unrelated. An issue with the TSA is not an example of a backdoor. Both are bad things, but it ends there.

      A law implementing a back door would be a far more ubiquitous concern than some one off sticky fingers in Florida.

      Did the tsa use a backdoor to find out what people had in order to steal it? No. How tf is this dumb take supported.

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        32 minutes ago

        The little red locks on luggage have a backdoor for the TSA, so yes, they literally used a backdoor to find out what people had and steal it. The reason I brought it up is because people sometimes have a hard time realizing the severity of something unless it’s grounded in the real physical world.

        Also, chill the f out, man. Sheesh.

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              9 minutes ago

              You don’t need a tsa approved lock to open an unlocked bag. Nor a bag that is locked in any other fashion. Which is why this is a contrived connection.

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                Do you unlock your bags before pushing them through the scanner? I only do it if they ask me to and that only happens directly in front of me. But sure, let’s assume bags were fully unlocked and unattended, it’s still a case of representatives of a government organization (aka the good guys) with full access to a backdoor showing that they’re not to be trusted, which is the entire point I’m trying to make.