Of course, it's not a terrorist watchlist. It's aimed at self-respecting travelers, who have no criminal intentions but make the TSA workers feel ashamed. Read James Bovard's take.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019
Surprising Conclusion from Mainstream Publication
I almost didn't click through on this older post on the Scientific American blog, titled, "Is That Airport Security Scanner Really Safe?" I figured the answer would be: Don't worry! Trust us! Similar to the Time article that came out around the same time.
I was wrong.
Written by a physician, it concludes that since we don't know the answer definitively, and we also have zero evidence that they are effective at preventing terrorism, it's not worth the risk to go through a millimeter wave naked scanner.
More than that, it's a good overview of the technology and its recent history in American airports.
Scanner Technology Update
According to this article from December, 2018, Denver now has new naked scanners. The upgrade is that it's faster (and possible has fewer false positives):
"The new machines can transmit and receive information almost instantly, because they’re multistatic, rather than multi-monostatic systems, Rappaport said. So, people only need to stay still for one second, not three."
At that time, Denver airport had the new machine, but the are plans to continue rolling them out. TSA continues to find ways to spend money!
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