I Tested TSA’s New Shoe Scanner Tech. Things Got Weird

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[@Chewbucksa]

Can they email the MRI image to my doctor? It'd cost me $2,000 to get a foot MRI at a hospital.

[@judih.8754]

Good point!

[@johnlaw6735]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kylekirby6424]

MMW can only penetrate about 0.5mm into the skin. So it wouldn't be very helpful.

[@-WandreW-]

😂

[@bukaneja]

😂

[@kylekirby6424]

I just want to say how much I appreciate that he said "detection algorithms" and "machine learning", and not "AI".

[@RoyBrown777]

You mean actually calling it all by it's name, not the "pump up those shares and lie to idiots name"

[@mitchietorres_stan]

@@RoyBrown777machine learning is AI tho

[@thicsnaqz]

​@@mitchietorres_stan you're right, but he is using the correct terminology.

[@thicsnaqz]

SRSLY. so refreshing

[@BeeHiverson]

@@thicsnaqz Odd a stickler for terminology, yet fails to understand capitalization.

[@zeekslider]

The last time I removed my shoes, the TSA Agent sprayed something in it. Turns out it was a deodorizer. This kind of technology will help me feel less embarrassed.

[@gwaeron8630]

Did they ask if you had allergies to any chemicals in the deodorizer first?

[@zeekslider]

@gwaeron8630 Pfft, of course not.

[@zeekslider]

@@gwaeron8630 Pfft, of course not.

[@marvnuts]

They spray deodorizers at bowling alleys and skating rink all the time.

[@zero11010]

One dude … ONCE put a bomb in his shoe. And we’re pretending like it’s a regular thing and we need to check everyone for it. What about the guy who literally put a bomb in his underwear before he got on a plane? Will the same machine that checks your WHOLE body also check your feet? Yeah, I thought so.

[@DannyDangerOz]

Yep one dude once, and now everyone has to take their shoes off if they want to board a plane. 320+ school shootings in the US in 2024, no one has to have background checks or psych evaluations to own military grade weapons.

[@kickassnetwork]

The normal MMwave scanner at the airport would actually check the underwear, it just can't get the bottom of your foot (which this would). But really it's still security theater. It would prevent someone who absolutely did not research and decided to walk into an airport with a gun. But not someone who did some research on the weaknesses of these devices.

[@danboy12342]

Yes, in fact they are used regularly all over the world

[@Randomynous01]

The usa has too much surplus money so they use it to exercise power and control over the ordinary people..

[@uplink-on-yt]

The bad guys only have to get lucky once. The good guys have to get lucky every time.

[@rogXue]

Unable to detect a gelatinous substance, that's a scary thought.

[@oingpla]

Gummy bombs.

[@bcbock]

How would it differentiate a gel fuel or explosive from a gel orthopedic insert?

[@bbgator1]

@@bcbockI don’t think they can now! The point is to detect knives and hard objects.

[@jman1948]

plastic explosives are gelatinous.

[@BodAesthetics]

@@bbgator1 I doubt that. My sister got through TSA just fine with a steak knife in my her backpack. While TSA did a pat down on my 90 year old grandma. Apparently being 90 years old and 4’ 8” is really threatening to TSA, but a steak knife isn’t.

[@wizard5219]

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[@Fg-oq7mr]

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[@Ummmii-c5b]

Same, I met Mr Liam watt last year for the first time at a conference in Manchester, after then my family changed for good. God bless Mr Liam

[@RayTeeKole]

Investing $15,000 and received $174,000

[@FsfgFsfggsd]

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[@LuisJaphy]

Please who is this Mr Liam This sounds so good andI would like to be a party to this, is there any wayl can speak with him?

[@Progrssn]

That one “smart” PIA shoe bomber led to all of this. Unbelievable.

[@harrmick6218]

TSA never caught anyone. Its Security Theater.

[@mikewade1604]

Pretty effective theater at that.

[@chiquita683]

This is money laundering

[@deluge6479]

They fail audits constantly

[@mju135]

apparently the concept of "prevention" is too much for some folks

[@grimacres]

@@mju135 Prevention vs violtio9n of personal rights. So what if a hijackers gets through security. It is so rare and obscure to occur we should basically ignore the threat.

[@sixtorodriguez1902]

all that because a guy put a bomb in his shoe one time. that is it in a nutshell. they are cashing in on that one thing.

[@jryanp]

This tech doesn't pass mustard

[@JohnVanderbeck]

This is just a booth at a show (CES?). As far as I know TSA hasn't actually picked up this contract nor is testing it. I could be wrong though. In any case most airports don't even require you to take your shoes off anymore.

[@LL-bl8hd]

Really?! I flew out of three airports over the holidays and had to do it at all of them. 😮‍💨

[@BBC600]

They still required shoe removal in Phoenix and Philadelphia but when I arrived in Canada CATSA (the TSA equivalent) did not have such a requirement.

[@ropro9817]

Isn't the US the only country that even makes you take off your shoes?

[@ferryvantichelen6521]

No

[@mju135]

lol not at all

[@grimacres]

Feet need to never be exposed to the public. They are disgusting and should never be seen. This silliness is why I don't travel anymore and have a new career that doesn't require flying anywhere. I miss the money but this is not worth flying for.

[@fos1451]

It’s only US and Europe in my experience, never have to do this in Asia

[@ropro9817]

@@fos1451 Yup, I flew to Seoul last year and instinctively started taking off my shoes and everyone stared at me wondering "What tf are you doing???" 😂

[@JakeRoot]

I live in Japan. We never take our shoes off going through security unless they're thick, like boots. Hopefully technology like this will totally eliminate shoe-removal.

[@LL-bl8hd]

Ironic because you take your shoes off everywhere else! 😁

[@DigitalKid14]

Fun fact: Shoe stores in the olden days used brand-new (at the time) X-ray technology so customers could view how their foot fit inside of the shoe they were trying on.

[@SimonVelazquez]

Nothing to see here but Security Theater.

[@chiquita683]

A government family member will get this contract

[@heartoftherobot]

Asinine on every level

[@realtalk2020]

Out of all of the possible things she could choose to put in her shoe, she chose a mustard packet 🤦‍♂️

[@banderson1979]

F'ng ridiculous.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

Relish is so underrated.

[@aaronboggs5799]

She’s more confident with that than I would have been. No way I’m risking having that packet rupture and having to walk around CES for the rest of the day with mustard foot.

[@Jacob-ed1bl]

Why not? Two of the correct kinds of chemicals placed in a package like that can easily create an explosive chemical reaction.

[@ketas]

cannibals approve

[@ivartheboneless1456]

Mustard packets time to clean up 😂😂

[@Momula101]

This has got to be some of the most random items to pick to put in your shoes

[@MarcSherwood]

Those are standard conference items. Right getting the "boxed" lunches

[@teinspringz]

TSA are now known as The Shoe Afficionados

[@Austinn72]

Yea I love this I hope we can skip the bags on conveyor belt part too someday

[@davioustube]

0:22 those shoes, though 🤩

[@dannydaw59]

She hid the plastic knife in the middle of the shoe. Now hide it in the rim where the profile is broken up.

[@1994CPK]

restaurants in airports literally have knives set out on tables that people can take. Insane.

[@kairi4640]

About time. I really hope tsa can finally get streamlined a lot better. It's one of the most anxiety inducing and tedious parts of air travel I hate the most.

[@melontusk9660]

Thanks Bridget! I knew I could trust you for handy tips on how to pack my gummies ♥️

[@LordBrittish]

Buy bag of gummy bears. Empty bag. Insert gummies into bag. Vac sealer needed for full effect. 😂

[@theronwolf3296]

In the 60s, you could walk to the plane, hand your ticket and get on. You could buy a ticket at the airport and fly within minutes. Different world.

[@ouch1011]

Yeah, that mentality lead to the death of nearly 3000 people.

[@Cpenguiner123]

1:06 ‘red light or green light’ oh, so people gonna get shot at red light?

[@e3vL1]

Just don't move!

[@RealGrouchy]

No, it's like in Idiocracy where machines tell the human drones what to do.

[@shakesnbake]

Gummy worm smugglers, be affraid 🤣🤣

[@AshleySteel]

0:52 is that an American David Mitchell?

[@DriftWorn]

appears they need to up the sesitivity. I'm curious if powders, small baggies between toes and the like will trigger it. Very interesting. It will be lovely if they get it up and running nationwide.

[@clydesuckfinger8068]

I’m so glad I don’t fly anymore. Did it for years, and don’t miss this kind of silliness one bit.

[@SmoothKenny]

Make foot prints acceptable so they won't question fingerprints. Got it.

[@calvee1100]

CNET making foot content now!!! 😂👣

[@jobutl]

Please get this working asap

[@achrafezzaam]

What would happen if someone had a bionic foot prosthesis? Would it give him a bad score too?

[@markopolo8136]

what's it do for a metal shank boot? every guy with a work boot gets secondary?

[@lovly2cu725]

what year was it when the guy had stuff in his shoes and then we had to take shoes off. wasnt it a long time ago?

[@awesomeferret]

I assume this is prototype tech? It's obviously relatively pointless to put it in a module like that, if it has a one second scan time. You can easily have people walk down a narrow corridor and get auto scanned in a way where the only thing that makes it obvious to most people is a sign telling people their shoes are being scanned. There appears (so far) to be no reason for people to stand on a box like that unless they aren't planning on scanning everyone.

[@MuMeiNameless21]

Dance Dance Revolution retrofit...

[@jonmichaelgalindo]

Taking off your shoes never caught a terrorist in the first place. Your tax dollars at work.

[@Queefy]

Bridget’s the best!

[@agent0422]

Happy to see Bridget Carey back

[@christophersines8238]

And none of this adds any security and increases cost.

[@KRich408]

BS TSA doesn't look at the images!!!! Every airport I've been through there's a big screen right in front of the agent that's right after the machine you lift your arms up in ! Looking at feet is nothing but he said they never review anything?? What a Liar!!!

[@ouch1011]

It doesn't show actual images of your body, it shows a general picture with a red dot of where the machine saw something unusual. Look harder next time or educate yourself before you speak.

[@logikgr]

These images will be used for CAPTCHA.

[@Maggie-tr2kd]

Can I stand on this shoe scanner wearing my shoes with my cane that is metal with a rubber tip?

[@ThingEngineer]

Foam is invisible to mm wave, so foam weapons are allowed. Also gummy worms are A-OK.

[@grahamashe9715]

I'm just guessing here but a person is more likely to die in a plane crash than a terrorist attack in a plane.

[@Wyrickl33t]

Especially if it's made by boeing

[@fos1451]

That isn’t a fair comparison because the plane crash category is the main category in which terrorist attack in a plane would be a subcategory. Of (if there’s a terrorist attack, likely that would be a plane crash). Also you’re actually doing what many people mistakes of, especially in the field of cybersecurity. Lower terrorist attacked should be applauded as the result of the added security, not instead used as a tool to say the added security is too much

[@B-RaDD]

Why do we need to take off shoes but leave our clothes on?!?

[@nindoninshu]

if you have a removable jacket and so on, you have to take it off too for regular clothes, you just have to empty them from any objects, while taking off your shoes does that automatically the regular CT scanner they use doesn't really see the feet that well, it scans the body mainly, so that's why the shoes have to get taken off as of now, it's a "blindspot" and the clothes aren't (unless there are multiple layers)

[@Mystic.Q]

is a shoe phone safe?

[@drumandbassnz4678]

"your nikes are Fake " * siren noises * "your nikes are Fake "

[@mm-yt8sf]

if you can try to hide a plastic knife in your shoe, why not put it in your sock so you can walk it through..does the frame image everything to the floor?

[@StevanMilesevic]

Their obsession with shoes has gotten beyond ridiculous.

[@ManWander]

you are so very scanable!

[@MabelYolanda-c9i]

I have an idea. Why don’t we go back to normal? Wouldn’t be cheaper? Easier? And convenient for passengers?

[@ouch1011]

So you want people to be able to easily bring bombs and guns on planes?

[@dunfalach]

I bethe didn't expect his day was going to include the sentence "I am not sure I see the gummy worm"

[@theohallenius8882]

So I can now bring gummy worms inside my shoes? Noted!

[@lindabork6542]

they made the hideo kojima foot scanner into a real thing

[@madmonkey762]

Wow. The reporter was able to trick the detection machine on her first try. Lol.

[@Wubbay828]

This my number one woman for reviews

[@infectedmethod]

Why's the guy from The Hangover working at the TSA?

[@Anon_0192]

God forbid that packet of mustard make it on to the plane.

[@SherbetAlex]

It is under 3.4 ounces (100mL). So, even in a shoe, it’s okay.

[@anewdifferent3320]

Great idea

[@KRich408]

If my local airport ever uses this I'm going to use silver paint with a F on one and a U on the bottom of the other shoe. They can't stop it. It's freedom of speech!

[@fos1451]

They actually can at the airport, that’s why you can’t say bomb or anything dangerous at the airport, one exception to freedom of speech is national security

[@KRich408]

​@@fos1451 F U can't be censored though.

[@ouch1011]

You should speak to your therapist about your irrational anger issues

[@static786]

Completely pointless security measure. What is someone going to hide in their shoes?

[@SimplySketchyGT]

Literal explosives can be embedded in the soles of your shoes.

[@theresedillon6717]

Google the "shoe bomber".

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

Now, if they could only make it so I don't have to take off my belt.

[@UntriedGenius]

Yes! Because the threat of shoe gummy bears is more real than ever now!😮

[@WowWowWubbzzy]

1:24 trusting Ai to always be right mhmmm okay

[@SimplySketchyGT]

That’s why you train it.

[@RAdaltonracer]

That’s also why just taking off the shoes is still an option I’d imagine.

[@GAP1996]

It's definitely a bad idea to trust 100% AI regardless of how well you train it, but I think in this case, if it flags you erroneously, they will just make you take your shoes off to have a better look.

[@liningtheclouds]

Love your shoes ❤❤❤❤❤

[@davepubliday6410]

I still don’t understand what the danger with shoes is.

[@kananeesh7900]

The TSA, the unstoppable force

[@Ghosthound_X]

These two would make a cute couple there was something there lmao

[@dman7895]

that man looks like he scans shoes with AI for the government haha

[@batdrac21]

I'm disappointed that the condiment packets did it pop in the shoe😢

[@anonymoususer1824]

Most people don't know this, but you can tell them you want to opt out of the scans altogether, and they then just do a pat down. I rarely go through the scans anymore. That radiation isn't good for you. You're also allowed to bring a bottle of water if you tell them it's for medicine. They aren't allowed to deny you that right due to hippa lol.

[@nindoninshu]

another trick with water/liquids i found, if you freeze it and just drink whatever melted, you can get past just fine, in fact my drink melted halfway and the agent almost let me through but I just let him throw it away because I didn't need it anyway

[@DanSmithBK]

I do the same. Trusting a government who tell me a new technology that hasn’t been tested at length is safe, seems mental to me.

[@brandtaylor93]

if you travel a lot, you are being exposed to much more radiation on the plane

[@fos1451]

Do you know you actually get a ton more radiation while you’re up in the plane

[@theresedillon6717]

It isn't radiation. It's simple millimeter wave detection. Sheesh.

[@DannerBanks]

Whew those shoes are hideous. I hope they are at least comfortable

[@Jewelzbabiii]

... when did it get weird ?

[@lanabyk8012]

Can they scan my brain to see if I am carrying any bad thoughts?....

[@andrewhofmann5453]

To call TSA employees "Officers" is an insult to ALL officers!

[@donvongprachanh1484]

That will be another 2 hours online 😂

[@nxvx9208]

Seriously? TSA is too well funded.

[@user-fed-yum]

Is she ok?

[@IRNoahBody]

but i LOVEEEE taking off my slip-ons and sandals

[@hamilafiras2317]

This is already in European airports for a while now

[@douglasfugazi]

Crazy how technology is raising beyond🎉

[@fthecorsage05]

Did not know Bridget had that thang on her....

[@JonGreen_UK]

How long until they don't need to humiliate passengers by making them remove their belts and hold their trousers up? (Yeah, not easy when your hands are arched above your head in the body scanner.)

[@benhetland576]

I wonder why he thinks they need to be able to detect that gummybear ;-)

[@hruntingson]

Nice to know edibles will go through just fine. 😂

[@Pitchoo973]

outside of america, i never removed my shoes to go through security, wtf ?😂😂

[@banderson1979]

How CNET has fallen.

[@AllTheBestVideos]

TSA at CES is crazy

[@xonx209]

Will the TSA be ready to clean the scanner since various kind of dirt can stick to the bottom of shoes

[@NickSupe]

WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOSEEE

[@hackladdy9886]

The TSA is a waste of money and entirely theater. Not only did they fail over 80% tests done BY THE GOVERNMENT with inside knowledge, but the sheer amount of money currently spent on the TSA could actually prevent more possible terrorist attacks, while also making planes generally safer spaces, and costing LESS, by instead paying for air marshals to be stationed on planes instead of any screening equipment whatsoever, and it would have a higher effectiveness rate.

[@ouch1011]

Seems to be something wrong your caps lock. Might want to get that checked out

[@DerrickJLive]

You crack yourself up.

[@beeenthere]

TSA wants these scans for free?!

[@adiposerex5150]

I know if you are old enough, you no longer have to remove your shoes,

[@GamerplayerWT]

Be great not to have to smell feet at the airport!

[@BitSmythe]

2:35 What exactly are condom mints?

[@TechDynasty]

Condiments (Ketchup packets, mustard packets)