Engadget reports that the TSA has finally realized that X-Ray machines can see through canvas.

According to a report in USA Today, starting on Saturday the TSA will be relaxing its policies on laptop removal from bags, and will be letting specific bags types ride through the X-ray machines with their cargo intact. The agency will allow travelers using bags which provide an unobstructed view of the computer inside to keep their laptops tucked away during the screening process, though they'll still require "accordion" or "backpack" style bag-users to grab a bin.

Maybe soon, they'll realize that the huge backup of people into a twisting rope line (in front of the screenling) is itself a security problem.

Technorati Tags: stupidity