Everyday the world falls victim to terrorism,News

Modern airport security screening,such as metal detectors, bag X rays, and secure boarding area was permanently established in direct response to early international hijacking campaigns.

Global aviation authorities mandated these protocols to prevent political terrorists from bringing weapons and explosives onto commercial aircraft.

The daily inconvenience and loss of peaceful travel experienced by modern passengers remain a direct, permanent legacy of those early violence campaigns by political terrorists.

"Airport security includes the techniques and methods used in an attempt to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport property from malicious harm,crime,terrorism and other threats".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_security

The story is about a wikipedia report

Edited 15 hours ago15 hr by riclag

Modern aviation security exists entirely because of terror campaigns and historical hijackings that forced global authorities to permanently transform commercial flight into a heavily monitored security system. The PBS report illustrates this reality by showing how the tragic terror event of 9/11 accelerated decades old security protocols into the intrusive, everyday checkpoints passengers are subjected to today.

"The worst terror attack on American soil led to increased and sometimes tension-filled security measures in airports across the world, aimed at preventing a repeat of that awful day".

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/more-security-less-privacy-how-9-11-changed-air-travel

44 minutes ago, riclag said:

Modern aviation security exists entirely because of terror campaigns and historical hijackings that forced global authorities to permanently transform commercial flight into a heavily monitored security system. The PBS report illustrates this reality by showing how the tragic terror event of 9/11 accelerated decades old security protocols into the intrusive, everyday checkpoints passengers are subjected to today.

"The worst terror attack on American soil led to increased and sometimes tension-filled security measures in airports across the world, aimed at preventing a repeat of that awful day".

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/more-security-less-privacy-how-9-11-changed-air-travel

Yeah but all the rules are completely pointless and ineffective.

Forcing everyone to take a bite of a bacon sandwich before boarding is all that was ever needed!

95% of worldwide act of terrorism are created by Muslims.

3% by Jews.

Leaving a random 2% for everyone else.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by BritManToo

Not only airports.

Terrorism led to loss of rights, and constant surveillance of everything everywhere. Phones calls, internet, people and vehicle movement, tracking wifi and Bluetooth signals from all personal electronic devices, banking, reporting or limitation of purchase of certain goods, increased rights of stop and search and detainment. The right to demand passwords

Just the use of the word terrorism gave governments the excuse to introduce a whole lot more powers.

i don't think people realise exactly how much they are actually tracked all day everywhere.

We keep hearing that due to advances in screening techniques, the limitation on travelling with liquids and other certain goods will soon be lifted, but it never seems to happen.

I asked a family member who recently started flying if they knew why we had the be subjected to all the screening , they had no clue.