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Originally Posted by andrew10412
(Post 14661631)
Cell phones are also “safe” however what they emit can pop a kernel of popcorn (those who don’t believe, youtube it.) How many millirems do you think are in that?
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tec...ne.popcorn.cnn http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp There are many reasons to object to the full body scanners. Concern about unsafe radiation is not one of them. |
Originally Posted by MS02113
(Post 14661864)
Um, that's a well documented internet hoax.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tec...ne.popcorn.cnn http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp There are many reasons to object to the full body scanners. Concern about unsafe radiation is not one of them. Unsafe radiation is very much a valid concern: Also note that TSA refuses to release test data on the scanners, claiming that it is SSI. This refusal is the subject of an FOIA lawsuit by EPIC. |
Originally Posted by MikeMpls
(Post 14661997)
Unsafe radiation is very much a valid concern:
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Originally Posted by bennos
(Post 14663480)
This is a great read, written by actual PhDs in relevant fields. Anyone dismissing potential impacts of these scanners without reading this document or who is not similarly credentialed has (IMHO) no standing in this argument.
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Originally Posted by hockeystl
(Post 14363800)
You mean you don't want to be subjected to potentially 20x the radiation they initially claimed was emitted from these machines?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...r-thought.html The TSA swore up and down that the machines had no capability of storing images. Total lie, their own requirements actually state the need for the option of storing images. After this came out they now say that the machines only store images when in testing mode, and that the airport machines are never used in that mode. Only a matter of time before something happens and we find thousands of pictures of people floating around the internet. Also, these things are much slower than the metal detectors. |
Originally Posted by Moebius01
(Post 14663533)
While it definitely bears further study, even they admit in their letter that the concerns are speculative. I would say at this stage, while cause for question, I wouldn't be going out of my way to avoid the scanners (ymmv). In my last 7 weeks leaving DCA, I've only been nudie-scanned twice.
Thank you, but my wife & I will NOT be the guinea pigs.
Originally Posted by Nocturnal
(Post 14663538)
They have also lied about these things before.
The TSA swore up and down that the machines had no capability of storing images. Total lie, their own requirements actually state the need for the option of storing images. After this came out they now say that the machines only store images when in testing mode, and that the airport machines are never used in that mode. Only a matter of time before something happens and we find thousands of pictures of people floating around the internet. Also, these things are much slower than the metal detectors. Sooner or later (probably sooner) I'm sure your prediction will come true. The U.S. Marshals Service has already admitted to saving ~ 32,000 nudie scans of Americans at a courthouse checkpoint. |
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