Risk management and security theatre

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Bruce Schneier is often outrageous, these days, but generally worth reading.  In a 
piece for Forbes in late August, he made the point that, due to fear and the extra 
trouble casued by TSA regulations, more people were driving rather than flying, 
and, thus, more people were dying.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/excess_automobi.html

"The inconvenience of extra passenger screening and added costs at airports after 
9/11 cause many short-haul passengers to drive to their destination instead, and, 
since airline travel is far safer than car travel, this has led to an increase of 500 
U.S. traffic fatalities per year."

So, by six years after the event, the TSA had killed more US citizens than had the 
terrorists.  And continues to kill them.

Given the recent NSA revelations, I suppose this will sound like more US-bashing, 
but I don't see it that way.  It's another example of the importance of *real* risk 
management, taking all factors into account.

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