FULL BODY IMAGING
SECURITY OR SECURITY RISK???...TOOL FOR CRIME STOPPERS OR PERVERTED EMPLOYEES??? THE EXPERTS DON'T KNOW WHATS WHAT. TIME FOR YOU TO DECIDE AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION!!
Disturbing news about a mass invasion of the public's privacy comes from CNN out of Atlanta, Georgia. Privacy advocates are in Washington as we speak, petitioning the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to suspend the use of "whole-body imaging", citing the technology's ability to produce a picture of the person scanned completely nude. The national campaign will start this week, and hopes to go 'viral' spreading throughout America in a matter of days. The machines detect both metallic and non-metallic items, and are currently being used in only 19 airports worldwide. Of those 19 airports, only 6 use the machine as a primary security check (instead of x-ray machines) followed by a pat-down. The rest of the airports use the machines as a voluntary secondary security check, in lieu of a pat-down.
The campaign has already recieved the attention of several lawmakers, including Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) of Utah, who introduced legislation last month to ban these machines.
The rest of the article can be found at HERE at CNN.
One thing is for certain, with all this news about airplane safety, it's hard to believe 9-11 ever happened. The airlines stepped up, and played the part for a few years after, but it's clear the situation has become out of control. Rather then continually chip away at Americans civil liberties and human rights, we should focus on things we CAN control, like 'mechanical malfunctions'. If the same amount of time and technology were spent aimed at making sure a plane's engine wont stall, or that the wheels stay on; well then we just might start saving a few crashes from taking place, maybe save a few lives in the process. Who knows, it just might work!......worth a try regardless.Now as for having a naked picture taken of you before being allowed to fly home for Thanksgiving, I can only say to the commercial airlines "I've been on some pretty sketchy buses, been in a few uncomfortable car-pools, but even THEY didnt ask to see me naked before I could ride!" Your just increasing the number of Americans who will not fly on your planes, which in turn = lower ticket sales, so think before you act FAA.
To contact the privacy advocates go to these sites:
To contact the folks who like these machines go to these sites:
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