More Virtual Strip Search backlash
 

Looks like more media outlets are latching on to this virtual strip-search stuff.

Story.

I saw brief news coverage on the CW channel early this morning, including a divided screen shot of the image. :eek:

Line of the century:

""It basically just let's us know if there is anything out of the ordinary sticking out, their belt, a cell phone," said Dede Colton, an imaging operator with TSA."

Well, sir -- you're certainly out of the ordinary! How does dinner sound?

May I suggest an e-mail to Lillie Coney at Epic thanking her for bringing the matter of the MMWs to the fore and encouraging Epic and its partners to vigorously pursue ending mandatory use of the machines by travelers.

[email protected]

The CNN atricle ... I love it for it's honesty. That small image is not much larger than the PR images the TSA gives us, but we can clearly see the guy in the picture is hanging to the left. The TSA tells us we can't see that detail.

Heh. I missed seeing page 2 of the images on the CNN article. It definitely wouldn't pass the Mull of Kintyre test.

Hey y'all want to put NSFW tags on those links. Seriously, you can see the man's doodle clearly.

I guess we will have to start wearing the "I was in the pool" t-shirts to explain shrinkage.

HA, I almost spit Diet Pepsi onto my computer!:D

He isn't hanging anywhere...he is clearly in need of some 'pharmaceutical' assistance for that little thing.

I'm glad someone finally brought this debate to public light - but we've been down this road before. Eventually the hooplah dies out, people grow tired of listening to the nonsense peddled by the talking head pundits and the TSA goes back on its merry way, making life miserable for everyone...in the name of security, of course.

Don't give up so easily - Kippie told Bruce Schneier in July of '07 that the backscatter was stopped due to complaints about privacy and explicitness. And remember that this was after Chertoff said he didn't want to hear any whining about privacy when the backscatter was introduced.

Both of which, especially the cell phone, will be picked up by the WTMD.

Try again Dede :td:

EPIC campaign to suspend WBI - link to petition
 

The US Privacy Coalition is requesting sign on to Stop whole body imaging in US airports!

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has announced a national campaign today to suspend the use of "Whole Body Imaging" -- devices that photograph American air travellers stripped naked in US airports. The campaign responds to a policy reversal by the TSA which would now make the the "virtual strip search" mandatory, instead of voluntary as originally announced. EPIC and others say that there are inadequate safeguards to prevent the misuse of the images. They are asking Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to suspend the program and to allow for public comment. For more information, see EPIC's Backscatter X-ray, Whole Body Imaging page.

If you are US Citizen or if you travel to the US, you might be affected with this provisions. Join the sign on, and make your voice be heard.


Sign on the letter here:

http://privacycoalition.org/stopwholebodyimaging/

I signed it. I am curious to see if I magically land on the no-fly list now...

I have entered my name, anonymous as well as my e-mail address and it keeps telling me:

"It appears you entered an invalid email address

Click here to go back."

Lydia

I presume this means that belts have to come off when using the MMW. Nice, now people will be waddling through the machine to try to keep their pants from falling down.

BTW, did you all notice that the MMW is now being called the WBI for Whole Body Imaginging? A tactic designed to throw some off the track?