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TSA lied: naked-scanners can store and transmit images
Boing Boing ^ | January 11, 2010 | Cory Doctorow

Posted on 01/11/2010 5:59:39 PM PST by george76

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To: B.O. Plenty

“”watching Janet Napalatano “”

As long as we don’t have to see pictures of her scanned image! Then the SECRET wouldn’t be a SECRET any longer.


21 posted on 01/11/2010 6:29:11 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: george76

Personally, I have serious moral concerns about these scanners. It’s foolhardy to assume that if they can capture the appropriately detailed image that they can’t store and ultimately transmit that same data. Sheesh, not all of us just fell off the turnip truck...

These scanners are making me reconsider flying ever again.

More troubling though, is the longer processing times for travelers. I rather imagine it’s only a matter of time before the terrorists among us realize that they can do one helluva lot of damage to the airlines if they just start blowing up the damn terminals...


22 posted on 01/11/2010 6:32:35 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: your local physicist

It’s called a dog.


23 posted on 01/11/2010 6:40:21 PM PST by tired1 (When the Devil eats you there's only one way out.)
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To: ansel12

Anything stored in them “BAGS” could bring down a 747!


24 posted on 01/11/2010 6:42:53 PM PST by jaz.357 ("If the present tries to sit in judgment on the past, it will lose the future." W.Churchill)
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To: CougarGA7

One has to be endowed with a pole before it can be taken.


25 posted on 01/11/2010 6:49:49 PM PST by 353FMG (Save the Planet -- Eliminate Socialism)
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To: george76

If I ever go through one of these scanners I’m going to make sure I have a full erection.

That’ll show them.


26 posted on 01/11/2010 6:50:52 PM PST by HEM
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To: george76
Some people are saying that they will not expose themselves to this violation, and will never fly again.

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27 posted on 01/11/2010 6:52:48 PM PST by ansel12 (anti SoCon. Earl Warren's court 1953-1969, libertarian hero, anti social conservative loser.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Or they get a job as a baggage handler and just carry it on in.


28 posted on 01/11/2010 6:54:09 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: george76

I predict within 3 hours of any high-profile celebrity having a run-in with some scanner operator - the photos will show up on TMZ.


29 posted on 01/11/2010 6:59:08 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (2012: Repeal it all... All of it!)
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To: ansel12
I guess some people have more to worry about than others.

Yep. And some of those folks already attract plenty of attention when they travel.

Of course, Mr. Jeremy (pictured, well past his prime) is not overly modest. You can see what sort of problem Ron will have, though, paying attorneys to hunt down and sue purveyors of unauthorized penis pics.

30 posted on 01/11/2010 6:59:37 PM PST by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: george76
Even if the storage feature is disabled (and don't count on it), nothing can stop some TSA pervert from taking a digital camera into the booth with him. Snap a photo of the scanner screen, and you don't need storage or transmission.
31 posted on 01/11/2010 7:02:43 PM PST by JoeFromSidney
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To: Charles Martel

Good example. He probably wants picture rights.


32 posted on 01/11/2010 7:06:58 PM PST by ansel12 (anti SoCon. Earl Warren's court 1953-1969, libertarian hero, anti social conservative loser.)
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To: george76

If someone wants to store a picture of my nether region and transmit it around the world, I wish them well.

I really don’t care. I don’t think it will stop the muzzies, but I don’t understand why people get so upset about this.


33 posted on 01/11/2010 7:15:43 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: george76

ping


34 posted on 01/11/2010 7:17:34 PM PST by ocr1 (really?.. Really?)
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To: BenLurkin

Replace those expensive and invasive high-tech scanners with bomb sniffing dogs, and announce that all passengers will be sniffed regardless of religion.

The muzzies will then be screaming for Muslim-only lines faster than you can say Allahu Akbar!


35 posted on 01/11/2010 7:18:35 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: CurlyDave
but I don’t understand why people get so upset about this.

At some point Americans are allowed to say enough, the government taking nude pictures of them just for traveling, is too much for many people.

36 posted on 01/11/2010 7:20:22 PM PST by ansel12 (anti SoCon. Earl Warren's court 1953-1969, libertarian hero, anti social conservative loser.)
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To: george76

What difference is there between a guy operating an airport human x-ray scanner and a guy who rigs up a camera in a woman’s toilet?


37 posted on 01/11/2010 7:20:37 PM PST by Slyfox
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To: george76

If the trade-off for the full-body scan is that I can stop publicly undressing in the airport, I’ll take the scanner. I’m quite tired of stripping-off shoes, belts, jackets & sweaters just to clear security...


38 posted on 01/11/2010 8:08:05 PM PST by GizmosAndGadgets (That given freely is charity; Taken by force, theft; Stolen by the government, tyranny.)
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To: ansel12
He probably wants picture rights.

He could be a trend-setter for copyright tattoos:

"Copyright 2010, Ron Jeremy Entertainment, A Limited Liability Company, All Rights Reserved. WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted image is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000."

:-)

39 posted on 01/11/2010 8:27:55 PM PST by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: Slyfox
What difference is there between a guy operating an airport human x-ray scanner and a guy who rigs up a camera in a woman’s toilet?

There's no presumption of privacy in an airport, or anywhere that one of those body scanners might be used. Therefore, the facility owners and the scanner operator can't successfully be sued. Other than that, not much difference.

40 posted on 01/11/2010 8:33:06 PM PST by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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