See, like a typical Liberal, I neglect to consider the Law of Unintended Consequences (or in this case, the Law of Unintended Dry Heaves). 
This sounds very familiar to the system they’ve been testing out on the Mexican border with U.S. Customs. From what I read about that system in a magazine female officials watch female travellers and males watch males.
I cannot begin to tell you how much this makes me want to glue corn kernels to myself in odd places to simulate third (and more!) nipples.
That’s nice; now, what about the rest of us who still want to enjoy our rights while we’ve still got 'em?
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What’s gonna hit the turbine when bootleg nudie x-rays hit the internet (think “Flash Mountain” – and no, I ain’t providing a link)?
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What’s gonna happen when someone starts insisting not only on same-gender passenger inspectors (only male/female inspectors can observe male/female passengers), but heterosexual same-gender inspectors?
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Yeah, like where are they going to hide their pickaxes.
You can use your imagination…
http://www.freedomisslavery.info/images/backscatter.jpg
Well, well… it’s THX-1138B.
Most proposals I have heard offer pat-down searches as an alternative to backscatter scanning for those who object. Of course, you will have to wait in a longer line for that…
IIRC there is more exposure during the flight (because there’s more radiation at higher altitude) than from this machine.
I’d sooner get off to a National Geographic than the pic shown in the link.
I’d say some of you folks are pretty damned up-tight.
Are y’all the same ones that bitch when something does happen, then you guys cry “Foul! where’s our goverment that’s supposed to protect us?” whaa, whaa, whaaa!
Metallic MESH underwear? You wimp.
Go plate.
Jesus. As if flying weren’t bad enough already. I can only assume this is part of some long-term plan to Protect the Homeland by eliminating the demand for air travel entirely.
Not entirely sure if you were being sarcastic or not, but if not than I tend to disagree with this statement. Our highest priority should not be “protection from terrorists,” rather it should focus on quality of life. Even if you could live to be 1000 in a “safe” society I don’t think the price you pay in liberty is worth it.
The problem I have with this argument is that, while I can’t offer you hard numbers (I have to get back offline quickly - waiting for a phone call about my mother’s joint surgery.) the dose you’re going to be getting from a non-medical exposure on this device is likely to be LESS than what the passenger is going to be receiving when the passenger flies. The number I recall for losing the shielding effect of a mile or three of atmosphere is that dose from cosmic rays on most flights is on the order of 10 mREM. The last time I asked about the dose from a full chest scan, I was told that they’re using film sensitive enough that the dose is about 15 mREM. Since this procedure isn’t looking through the body, but clothing I doubt it’s going to be even that invasive.
I can see privacy concerns from this device. Lots of them. As someone else has pointed out the cost-benefit ratio is going to be pretty damned high. I’m not sure it’s a good idea. Having said that - the health risks for pregnancy are such that I don’t believe it’s an issue.
I intend to be pro-active, and drop trou while waiting in line at the security checkpoint.
My way of showing support for our President and the War on Terror.
Regards,
Shodan
And those damned Gynocologists, always ogling.
Well, I’m glad Homeland Security finally is getting hep to the latest in technology.
So are screeners cretins because they work in security, or because they are low paid?
[Merged a thread on the same topic–Veb]