A descriptive TSA manual that outlines security procedures has been mistakenly placed on the agency’s web site. The federal government posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures that might allow insight into how to navigate security.
It offers an explanation of documents that will excuse an individual from entering the screening process. Members of the US armed forces, governors, lieutenant governors, and the mayor of Washington. D.C. are all exempt. Other people holding congressional, federal air marshal, or CIA ID cards are also excused.
Another slip includes exactly which countries will call attention to a screening. Passport holders from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, or Algeria should all enter additional screening unless the official is told otherwise.
When the TSA realized the information had gone public, it neglected to remove the text, and instead covered it with a black box. Technology savvy individuals, however, were able to uncover it.
According to USA Today, the TSA says that the document is outdated, and that although the sensitive information was not properly protected, it still feels that its current security measures are intelligent and strong.
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