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TSA Violates Passenger's Privacy – On Twitter

<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">A spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration posted photos online of a passenger&rsquo&semi;s luggage&period; While the bag contained large amounts of cash&comma; the TSA spokesman acknowledged that no laws or regulations had been violated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&ldquo&semi;If you had &dollar;75&comma;000&comma; is this how you&rsquo&semi;d transport it&quest; Just asking&excl; TSA &commat; RIC spotted this traveler&rsquo&semi;s preferred method&comma;&rdquo&semi; tweeted Lisa Farbstein&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">The TSA&rsquo&semi;s policies have recently come under fire for being too invasive&comma; and the action of posting personal pictures on the public TSA twitter feed has appropriately caused&nbsp&semi;public ourtage&period;&nbsp&semi;The public outrage was immediate&comma; and many tweeted angry posts directed ad Farbstein&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&middot&semi; &nbsp&semi;Fantastic&period; Give someone a chance to rob said traveler&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&middot&semi; &nbsp&semi;Gee&comma; it&rsquo&semi;s a total mystery why so many people distrust TSA and think you overstep boundaries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&middot&semi; &nbsp&semi;Thanks for the pic&period; Thieves at the next airport appreciate the info&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">While no one can say the TSA has not been extremely successful preventing terrorist attacks like the ones perpetrated on 9&sol;11&comma; the arrogance and lack of critical thinking on the part of Farbstein has given all TSA employees a bad name&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">All Americans understand the need for airport security -especially in these volatile times &&num;8211&semi; but photographing and tweeting the event is childish and crossing the line&period; Let&rsquo&semi;s hope the public&rsquo&semi;s outrage prevents another TSA employee from making the same mistake&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"MsoNormal">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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