Yawning, whistling, big hair: How the TSA picks you for extra screening

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is facing renewed scrutiny over its airport screening procedures after two separate reports highlighted unusual or unfair treatment.

In one report, two black women said the TSA had finally agreed to stop singling out passengers for extra screening based on their "sisterlocks" hairstyles

In the other, The Intercept released what it claims is the secret checklist the TSA uses for behavior screening — including such signs as "exaggerated yawning" and "gazing down".

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Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the federal government for information about the so-called "behavior detection" programs at airport security checkpoints. Read more...

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