Wednesday, January 05, 2005
TSA: Testicle Security Agency
Flying Just Keeps Getting More Annoying
The Transportation Security Administration plans to begin testing the two new machines by February or March. One, called a Trace Portal, shoots small puffs of air at passengers as they walk through it to detect any explosive residue on their clothing. Another machine, called the Backscatter, works as a kind of X-ray to reveal items hidden beneath travelers' clothing. Privacy groups criticized the machine for revealing too much of the body because it displays clear outlines of private areas.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48728-2005Jan4.html
Egag!
The Transportation Security Administration plans to begin testing the two new machines by February or March. One, called a Trace Portal, shoots small puffs of air at passengers as they walk through it to detect any explosive residue on their clothing. Another machine, called the Backscatter, works as a kind of X-ray to reveal items hidden beneath travelers' clothing. Privacy groups criticized the machine for revealing too much of the body because it displays clear outlines of private areas.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48728-2005Jan4.html
Egag!
