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Noun

security theater ‎(uncountable)

1. 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.
   • 2003 July 28, Schneier, Bruce, Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Springer, page 38:

     But some countermeasures provide the feeling of security instead of the reality. These are nothing more than security theater.

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