Denials Aside, Feds Storing Body Scan Images 560
The new generation of body scanners employed at airports (and many other places) can record detailed, anatomically revealing pictures of each person scanned, which is one reason they've raised the hackles of privacy advocates as well as ordinary travelers. Now, AHuxley writes "The US Transportation Security Administration claimed last summer that 'scanned images cannot be stored or recorded.' It turns out that some police agencies are storing the controversial images. The US Marshals Service admitted that it had saved ~35,314 images recorded with a millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida courthouse.
The images were stored on a Brijot Gen2 machine. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to grant an immediate injunction to stop the TSA's body scanning program."
Electronic Privacy Information Center (Score:5, Funny)
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to grant an immediate injunction to stop the TSA's body scanning program.
And when that doesn't work, EPIC failed!
It's Obvious (Score:5, Funny)
It's all the young, beautiful 16 to 19 1/2 year-old females who are all alone and need protection from the strong DHS.
What Kind of Marker.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It's Obvious (Score:3, Funny)
They aren't much into grannies.
Re:What Kind of Marker.... (Score:2, Funny)
It would require implanting a metal screw into your hip... next to what looks like a U-bolt
This [tripod.com] should get you flagged for special treatment
Re:What Kind of Marker.... (Score:5, Funny)
Well, if they did save the images ... (Score:3, Funny)
... they'll show up at porn sites real soon. You just need one perverted US Marshal with a USB memory stick, the Internet will do the rest.
The US Marshals Service admitted that it had saved ~35,314 images
Wow! That many cute chicks have walked through their scanners?
Re:What do these machines look like? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's Obvious (Score:5, Funny)
Grannies, fine. But no MILFs? Straight to jail-bait? What is WRONG with these people!? Oh, wait. [boston.com]
Posted by AHuxley? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I'm confused (Score:3, Funny)
The TSA also uses a different machine.
As an aside, not impressed (Score:5, Funny)
I had my first millimeter wave radar scan at the Denver airport when traveling last weekend. I thought it was rather interesting, but wasn't impressed by their insistence that I had something in my pockets, until I turned them inside out to show they were empty.
Necron69
Re:Pics or it didn't happen (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No Surprise at all (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Of course they can (Score:5, Funny)
+1 for you
I for one can't wait 'til we get this clown Bush and his Republicans out of office, and a new Democrat administration in place, so they can stop this spying stuff.
New opportunity for exhibitionists.... (Score:3, Funny)
I'm waiting for somebody to "Strike A Pose" and do "Cheesecake Shots" on these scanners and its guaranteed to make the rounds on the net.
Re:Of course they can (Score:3, Funny)
DUH.
They take a picture of your penis to find out if your smuggling a .22 caliber sub-compact or a 44 Magnum pistol. They take a picture of your balls to find out if your smuggling a grenade.
Sheesh.
Re:Of course they can (Score:2, Funny)
Who in their right mind would want Kevin Smith's body scan image?
Re:It's Obvious (Score:3, Funny)
Quite potentially perilous I should think.
Re:Of course they can (Score:5, Funny)
Relative to Bush, Obama can move star systems with his mind.
I understand some people may be offended and think this is trolling, but at least Obama did not commune with Jesus for a month to make a health care related decision or literally interpret the Bible to lead us all.
Religion aside, Bush was incredibly incompetent anyways.