Monthly ArchiveSeptember 2008



Podcast & audio 21 Sep 2008 11:35 pm

Bagcam Podcast is LIVE!

Finally, the first two shows are available.

You can subscribe to either the Enhanced or the Basic feed from the Podcast page.

  • Show #002 (22mb in .mp3 format): Guns on planes, travel by train, cats in the xray and a Grandmother in handcuffs – all on this edition of the Bagcam Podcast.
  • Show #001 (35mb in .mp3 format): The Bagcam Guys talk about the best travel days, getting through airport security FAST, and the basics of Bagcam v1.0.

Airport Screening & Border Crossing & Luggage Search 09 Sep 2008 07:50 pm

Liquids on planes, Visa swapping, & fingerprints

In case you thought security snafus were a U.S.-only phenom, here’s a story out of the U.K., also being reported by the New Zealand. Beyond the final conviction for conspiracy to murder which started us all measuring liquids and buying stock in Ziploc(tm), there is now concern about international passengers swapping tickets with a domestic flying accomplice. Should passengers in mixed-use terminals be photographed and/or fingerprinted?