"After the latest news from London and the United Kingdom regarding [alleged] terrorist plots and airport security, many travelers are unhappy with the no-liquids rule and the barebones carry on-luggage refusal. Many travelers ask, can't there be an easier way?... Business travelers (and their employer corporations) especially may clamor for anything that facilitates shorter delays and more carry-on luggage."

Yet another surveillance system just waiting for the right political opportunity to roll it out on a large scale -- without protest.

See: Melissa Field article (2006-08)