Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
Transport Secretary sean duffyThe daughter of Evita Duffy-Alphonso has raised her voice against it Transportation Security Administration He was given an “absurdly aggressive” pat down at an airport security checkpoint.
“I almost missed my flight this morning because TSA made me wait 15 minutes for the pat-down because I was pregnant and didn’t feel like being exposed to radiation from their body scanner,” Duffy-Alphonso said. wrote X on Thursday.
TSA uses millimeter wave advanced imaging technology to screen travelers for any threats such as weapons and explosives that may be hidden under clothing.
The agency says the technology has no adverse health effects and meets national health and safety standards. The scanners use non-ionizing radio-frequency energy, which is used by everyday electronic devices such as cell phones and Wi-Fi routers.
A TSA spokesperson said Independent“We are aware of the incident in question. TSA takes complaints about airport security screening procedures seriously and thoroughly investigates complaints to ensure the correct procedures are implemented.”
Duffy-Alphonso claimed that the TSA agents she encountered were “passive-aggressive, rude, and they tried to pressure me and another pregnant woman to walk through the scanner because it is ‘safer.’
“Finally, after a ridiculously aggressive strike, I barely took off.”
The TSA says travelers generally have the option to decline advanced imaging technology for physical screening.
Duffy-Alphonso said, “This is all for an unconstitutional agency that isn’t even good at its job. Maybe things would have gone more smoothly if I had handed my biometric data over to a random private company (CLEAR). Then I could have enjoyed the special privilege of waiting in a short line to be treated like a terrorist in my own country.”
CLEAR is a company that offers an opt-in service for travelers who want to expedite the identity verification process at the airport. Facial biometrics are used to verify their identity. This process comes before the screening process.
Duffy-Alphonso then remembered George Orwell – the author who wrote the dystopian novel 1984 His focus is on mass surveillance – in his rant.
“Is this freedom? Travel, brought to you by George Orwell – and the privilege of convenience based solely on your willingness to surrender biometric data and submit to radiation exposure? The ‘Golden Age of Transportation’ cannot begin until the TSA is gone,” she said.
The “Golden Age of Travel” is a term coined by the Department for Transport in November to “restore civility and class to air travel”, which includes for Duffy Travelers are leaving their pajamas and slippers at home,
Independent The Transport Department has been contacted for comment.
An X user suggested that Duffy-Alphonso contact his father if he has any problems.
“Ma’am…you know the Secretary of Transportation very well. Perhaps you should run this by him,” she said wrote,
Duffy-Alphonso replied: “He’s not in charge of TSA. TSA is under DHS, which is run by Kristi Noem. If he had TSA, he would radically limit it and lobby Congress to eliminate it.”
Another X user suggested Duffy-Alphonso get to the airport earlier next time.
“If you know you won’t be going through the scanner and will opt to wait for the pat-down, plan your time accordingly. Think of it as a lesson in developing the time-management parenting skills you’ll need as you move forward raising your child,” he says. wrote,
Duffy-Alphonso said she arrived at the airport an hour and 10 minutes before her flight.
Officials recommend arriving at the airport two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international flights.