Surprise! Body scanners abused again
mrkite77
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Even though they told us repeatedly that it was "impossible" to save the images from those newfangled airport body scanners... it turns out they've been doing exactly that.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20012583-281.html
Why am I not surprised?
The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that it had surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida courthouse.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20012583-281.html
Why am I not surprised?
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I'm guessing it's for biometrics databases... they specifically targetted the scanners at a florida courthouse.
That makes me sound like a tinfoil-donning conspiracy loon - but the tech was ripe for abuse in one way or another. It was a matter of time, nothing more.
I was given a hand-held scan and it beeped again! So I was taken to the body scanner, and although the staff were very pleasant, I did wonder about what happened afterwards to the images, whether they had a giggle or not - although it doesn't really bother me at all.
We never did find out what was making it beep, but I must have an honest face, as it was taken no further!
oooooh, maybe they got board and used you to lighten up thier work load.