TSA Agent Busted for Stealing Passenger’s iPad

Updated September 24, 2023

You’d think TSA agents are there to keep you and your property safe while flying. In a recent ABC News investigative report, they might steal your iPad.

As a passenger you want to think the TSA agents are there to keep you and your property safe while flying. But as a recent ABC News report shows, the agents might be stealing your gadgets.

In its investigation, ABC brought 10 Apple iPad tablets through security checkpoints and one was swiped by a TSA agent. They used the Find My iPhone feature to track it down to the agent’s house. Check out the unsettling video to see the full story.

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David Perriman
September 29, 2012 at 3:04 am
Pilfering (or more correctly, STEALING) seems to be rife amongst these sorts of professions. A friend had a bag cut in transit and an expensive camera went missing.
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Donna Burtt
September 30, 2012 at 1:40 pm
How would you install an alarm on your ipad or phone like they used in the article about the TSA ?
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- ShockerSH
  September 30, 2012 at 1:58 pm
  Brian linked to the app in his article. It’s called find my iPhone but it works for all iOS devices including iPad, iPhones and iPods.
  https://www.groovypost.com/howto/ios5-lock-wipe-find-lost-device/
  I use it all the time to find my iPod when I lose it in the house.
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ShockerSH
September 30, 2012 at 2:00 pm
That’s insane. 10% chance of losing your gadgets. That’s insane but not shocking considering the people I notice they hire. Entry level with little experience normally.
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