It seems people have quieted down a little around here about the TSA screenings, but the problems have not yet been fully addressed. There are several cases in trial right now about the perverted nature and use of these scanners. One woman claims to have been asked to go through the scanner several times because the image was "fuzzy" but she was finally waved through by a different, female, TSA agent whom she allegedly heard say that the image wasn't fuzzy and for the guys to knock it off. The woman felt very threatened and exposed. For the full article go here.
Even with many lawsuits, Congress appears to be moving slowly on the constitutionality of these devices. Recently, long-time critic and security expert Bruce Schneier was invited and then banned from giving his testimony on the value of these scanners. He believes that they are "security theater" or that they are jst there to make people feel more secure without substantial security benefit. However, according to the lawsuits and boycotting, they seem to be making the general public feel less secure and only changing the face of the bad guy.
Personally, I know there are tradeoffs to security and privacy. For me, strangers in public seeing me naked is past the line. Where do you draw the line?
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