Sentence examples for security theater from inspiring English sources
noun
Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of improved security, while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.
"Do Americans fully understand the implications of Security Theater?" "Security Theater" is a term coined by security expert and author Bruce Schneier in 2003.
"Security theater," he called it.
"It's security theater," Dr. Bonneau said.
H New York The new rules are just security theater.
Still some say what T.S.A. does is just security theater.
If so, the invasion of an old woman's personal space has got to count as security theater of the absurd.
David: This was useless security theater on such a high order that even the useless loiterers at the T.S.A. must be standing and applauding.
"It transforms the character of the society, making it less open, less resilient, and more prone to the illusions of security theater".
Critics have derided some of the showier aspects of airport security as "security theater," something that looks impressive but accomplishes little.
However, both the shrinking thickness and lack of any evidence that anyone has been caught with a dangerous laptop render all this "security theater" moot.
