Airport Screeners could see X-rated X-rays 1407
AdamBomb writes "Think airport security is bad enough already? Well, the Department of Homeland Security is now planning on rolling out new machines that will allow screeners to actually see through clothing. Could be bad news, though privacy advocates are obviously fighting it."
Who wants to see everything? (Score:5, Funny)
It's time to get a job as an airport screener! [opm.gov]
Before you read the article (Score:5, Funny)
Two Questions (Score:5, Funny)
2. How do I get put in charge of the 'Hot Chick' section
and oh yeah, something about "my rights are being taken away and freedom is dyin...blah blah blah"
Regular people (Score:5, Funny)
Might be bad news! (Score:3, Funny)
Somehow... (Score:1, Funny)
When can we expect... (Score:5, Funny)
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Are you suprised? What did you expect? (Score:5, Funny)
The city of chicago followed next, installing 3000 camera's. They can look inside cars. They can tell if you're smoking a joint. They can tell if you're talking to a prostitute.
The city of naperville is installing fingerprint machines in order for people to use the library.
The United States Congress is pushing for a national ID card, with biometrics.
Lets face it, people will soon be tracked, it will be impossible to just slip into a city. The police will know who you are and where you are at all times.
They will soon take your DNA, without your agreement. Anyone hear about DNA dragnets being used in towns? And it is easy for them to get it. They pull you over in your car, they take you down to the station with a bogus charge. They take your picture and fingerprints. They then tell you, we'll we made a mistake, sorry, you're free to go. And as you leave, they vacum up the hair that fell out off your head. Now they have all the information, and there is nothing you can do about it.
So what if they can see you naked? Big deal. That should be the least of your worries, that Officer Friendly can see your wee-wee. What would worry me more is he can keep a tab on what your reading at the library.
Databases are here to stay, and in the future your whole life will exist in a database, somewhere.
It sucks, but that is the preperation for the revolution. If you're not willing to work 50 hours a week just to cover your rent, you will be labled a terrorist. Cuba is waiting for all who complain.
Re:This is old (Score:3, Funny)
Re:sample pic (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.freedomisslavery.info/index.php?p=1138 [freedomisslavery.info]
Wow, that just looks gross, I certainly don't envy them!
"This device was developed... (Score:4, Funny)
Things overheard at the airport (Score:4, Funny)
guy: Who me?
security guy: Yes you with the cock ring
Bad news for who? (Score:1, Funny)
No.
In my current obese state it's bad news for the poor sods who have to look through the device.
Re:No free pr0n (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:1, Funny)
that's the problem (Score:5, Funny)
WWJAD (Score:4, Funny)
manufacturer, Rapiscan (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Who wants to see everything? (Score:1, Funny)
I personally don't care if it goes as far as to show nipples. It's already bad enough if it allows you to see through clothes that people specifically put on to cover body parts they're not willing to show in public.
Hey I'm hearin' ya! And this just after Mistress forked out those $$$ to buy the "metal-detector safe" chastity-belt [cb-2000.com] for me! :/
Re:Thomas Jefferson saw this coming (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is old (Score:1, Funny)
you should buy a ticket as well, the ticker is only gonna show you the money you didn't win.
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Re:If you drive on the highway... whats an airplan (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who wants to see everything? (Score:5, Funny)
Very true, and islamic extremists would have enormous difficulty infiltrating a culture which encouraged people to be naked in public. Perhaps somebody should start a political party based on a "Security through nudity" campaign.
If you're worried about a backlash from the godly, just remind them we are all naked in god's eyes anyway.
scanner interview... (Score:1, Funny)
interviewee: *lies* no.
interviewer: ok ur hired
interviewee: *grins*
I am Going to Make a Fortune (Score:3, Funny)
I am going to patent a line of obfuscation undergarments and make a fortune. Using metal microfilament thread woven into a mesh. You'll be able to choose between a smilie face, a finger flipping the TSA the bird and for the more adventurous, the John Holmes line (only available as boxers).
Re:A couple or more things (Score:1, Funny)
Thats it, lets give good ol' Osama a nice big hug... he's not bad, just misunderstood!
Kummm-baaaa-yaaaaaaa
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, that's not true - there are lots of undetectable plastic guns. They just shoot plastic bullets, is all.
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:3, Funny)
Because you could NEVER stick a ceramic knife between your butt cheeks, right?
This is NOT going to stop someone who is dedicated to wiping out a couple hundred people.
This is purely for that cute blonde in that line over there...
Re:Who wants to see everything? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:2, Funny)
So is it going to be separate male-female lines? And will the women's line always be longer?
Re:Hardly X-Rated. Maybe R-Rated... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Stupid (Score:3, Funny)
A couple of years ago (about a year after 9/11) I was travelling home after visiting a friend. I had a little bottle of rum in my backpack to enjoy on the plane. After passing through airport security I went to the bathroom. I hung the (very full) backpack on the hook on the toilet stall. It fell and I heard the bottle shatter.
I emptied all the shattered glass I could get to and soaked up the rum with paper towels. Then I stood in line to board the plane. Of course, I was singled out to be searched. I warned the agent that I had shattered a bottle so he should be careful of broken glass when he poked around in the bag (it could have cut him pretty badly). He took a look, and then, unsure what to do, went to talk to his supervisor.
The agent and his supervisor discussed the problem for a while and then the agent informed me that I could board the plane only after they ensured that all pieced of glass large enough to be used as a weapon had been removed from my backpack.
So, yeah, intact glass bottles are ok--but broken glass is absolutely not allowed. Just so you know.
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A simple solution (Score:2, Funny)
Perhaps someone has even already suggested it... but why don't we simply fly naked? If security issues are so terrible that we have to be implement these outlandish meausres, why not simply make it impossible to carry anything on your person.
I envision a simple scenario. You check into the airport, where you are shown to a private changing area. You are issued a nice terry cloth robe and a pair of slippers and told to change into it. The clothes brought with you are held in special bags for re-issue once you arrive at your destination. After you change, you collect your carry on and continue throught the metal detector as usual. The difference now would be walking through would be a cinch. You've already taken off all metal objects, so the scanners could be set to a rather high sensitivity. The lines through the scanner would be quick, no more idiots having to walk through ten times removing one ring each time, no more removing of shoes to be put through the x-ray machine. Aside from all that, you'd feel like you were taking a nice trip to the spa in your sexy robe (no doubt emblazoned with corporate logos).