Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:09 PM
Here's something interesting to think about; the TSA wants to replace the regular metal detectors on some US airports for international flights with so-called
Whole Body Imagers, making it mandatory instead of voluntary, and they will be able to see through clothing to check whether the scanned person carries something they might not like.
According to the TSA web site, the scanner's output can not be saved, nor does the officer on site have access to the image from the scanner.
That might be, but what about the future?
It could be only a matter of time before they want to keep a record of that as well, since TSA already is breaking the promise they made a few years ago, stating the WBI is voluntary.
Now, I already hear people saying; if you don't have anything to hide, why the concern? It's faster, it's less invading than visitation and no health risk due to the technology used.
That's not the point.
The ongoing infringement of our privacy is what I'm worried about. Bit by bit, little pieces of our privacy are taken away from us, all thanks to the magic word that is terrorism these days.
It's sad, really; I guess that if they had their way, we would have to fly naked and sedated.
K.