TSA Security Theater Described In One Simple Infographic

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120405/04390118385/tsa-security-theater-described-one-simple-infographic.shtml

by DiabloD3 • 14 years ago

46 12 14 years ago

droob• 14 years ago

We need a word other than "infographic" for these things. A good infographic is more than big numbers next to pictures -- in a successful design, the images do most of the heavy lifting in communicating the shape or trends of the information.

pagekalisedown• 14 years ago

The problem is that people are attracted to (real) infographics. Using a more accurate word means fewer visitors. So, sadly, I doubt it'll ever happen.

rflynn• 14 years ago

The most interesting data for me is the timeline near the bottom and it's the one thing they didn't illustrate.

zacharyvoase• 14 years ago

Can I ask what classifies an image as an 'infographic' as opposed to 'fancy type applied to some bullet points and encoded into an image'? The purpose of an infographic is to make important, or otherwise difficult-to-communicate information available at a glance; accessibility is paramount. Yet for information such as this, I feel I'd prefer a list of bullet points that I can copy and paste; hyperlinks I can click on instead of URLs I have to type character-by-character into my browser. These days I could take almost any paragraph of text or slide deck, apply a few H&FJ typefaces, colors and borders, and call it an 'infographic'.

gee_totes• 14 years ago

Agreed. I also do not see how this infographic is 'simple'

gravitronic• 14 years ago

Based on most infographics I've seen a better definition would be "information jumble with hidden SEO motives"

dsr_• 14 years ago

In politics and religion, rational arguments are usually overruled by emotional arguments.

ontoillogical• 14 years ago

I love that the "infographic" is created by OnlineCriminalJusticeDegree.org

ck2• 14 years ago

TSA in a sentence:

$60 Billion spent with zero terrorists caught, 16 so-called flew undetected, 7 out of 10 weapons undetected and all scanning machines bought in the past and present are worthless.

(and so effective, coming soon to a bus-station, train-station and highway near you)

eli• 14 years ago

Well, if you can't trust the unbiased thinktank at OnlineCriminalJusticeDegree.com who can you trust?

jasonkolb• 14 years ago

LOL at "Chances of dying in a terrorist attack: 1 in 30 million. Chances of getting cancer from a single TSA scan: 1 in 30 million."

Some of the statistics are kinda iffy/fuzzy at this point, but you can't argue with the thrust of the thing.

Re: Infographics... they are simply static dashboards rearranged into easy-to-read patterns. This one gets bonus points for a few custom graphics.

maeon3• 14 years ago

When islamic extremist terrorism comes back to this country, we will not be physically able to stop them and keep a free first world country. There are a billion ways for anyone with half a brain to go on killing sprees where they take out 100 innocents before the police take care of him.

The islamic extremists are not attacking because it would be suicide to do so. Now they are building a power base in america, when the signal is given for terrorism to resume, a groin pat down by the tsa will not lower the death toll/day at all.

TSA Security Theater Described In One Simple Infographic

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