tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post5325470934106271449..comments2023-06-05T23:03:15.094-07:00Comments on Tor Norbye's Blog: Privacy and SecurityTor Norbyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00746799716822637466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post-56243713381792479912005-03-02T23:49:55.000-08:002005-03-02T23:49:55.000-08:00It's the guy in the USPS uniform with the bag ...It's the guy in the USPS uniform with the bag who is actually a terrorist who is the worry. Limit the number of "authorized" people, and you limit the number of ways trust can be violated.<br>David Pipesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post-14423424924955533922005-03-01T16:19:12.000-08:002005-03-01T16:19:12.000-08:00Thanks. I still don't fully buy it. Clearly th...Thanks. I still don't fully buy it. Clearly there shouldn't be a maildrop inside the customs area. But I don't think having USPS go through security and then pick up and carry packages -out- of the terminal would add any security risk. Likewise having a truck pull up to the airport is not a new terrorist risk; trucks are already able to pull up in front of large public gatherings (malls, highrise buildings, public demonstrations) today. And of course lots of service vehicles already pull up in front of the airport - vans dropping off passengers, food delivery, etc.<br>Tor Norbyehttp://blogs.sun.com/tornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283609923804350642.post-67444515050192269452005-03-01T04:29:01.000-08:002005-03-01T04:29:01.000-08:00It prevents people in US Postal Service uniforms c...It prevents people in US Postal Service uniforms carrying large duffel bags from entering secure areas in airports. And it prevents the same people from pulling up to the curb with a truck full of packages, or going into the insecure areas with bags full of unidentified things.<br>Make sense? Basically, if a USPS truck pulls up to an airport terminal door, or a postal employee tries to take objects in or out of a secure area, that should be a red flag. I'm pretty sure they have an office that collects and distributes mail internal to the airport, and the USPS simply drops off and picks up there.<br>There's also the issue of dropping off contraband in pre-pepared envelopes coming off of flights, before going through customs. There are some airports where this could conceivably have been done in the past.<br>David<br>David Pipesnoreply@blogger.com