Full body scanners may break child pornography laws
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I don't know. But in Canada 11 will be in place in Vancouver and Toronto in the next two weeks ($250,000 per machine).
Due to these laws children [those under 18 years of age] won't be able to go through these scanners. They will simply be patted down if there is anything to worry about.
Of course what you see on the screen is nothing close to "picture" quality and it's a total mindfuck how people can say this "violates" their rights. Flying isn't a right, it's a privilege. Just like driving a car - if you don't want to comply to the rules you don't have the right to drive.
You don't like what may happen to you, but very likely won't, then don't fucking fly. There are other means of transportation.
...Also you can opt to be patted down instead of going through this machine in Canada. I don't know about in the US but up here this is made into such a huge deal over nothing.
Due to these laws children [those under 18 years of age] won't be able to go through these scanners. They will simply be patted down if there is anything to worry about.
Of course what you see on the screen is nothing close to "picture" quality and it's a total mindfuck how people can say this "violates" their rights. Flying isn't a right, it's a privilege. Just like driving a car - if you don't want to comply to the rules you don't have the right to drive.
You don't like what may happen to you, but very likely won't, then don't fucking fly. There are other means of transportation.
...Also you can opt to be patted down instead of going through this machine in Canada. I don't know about in the US but up here this is made into such a huge deal over nothing.
I have seen some at a few airports in the US but they only had one and were not using it. Though hearing so much about it on the news recently made me look up some images. They way they were talking about it on the news I thought these images were going to be way hotter.
I consider it a violation of privacy. The clarity of the image is not the barometer I would use to define such a breach. Plus, I read an article about these scanners months ago (in The Atlantic). The new platform has already been designed, though it hasn't left beta. What is being deployed in airports is version 1.0. It's safe to say the clarity will improve.
Hmm. Had to look that word up. Still not sure what you meant by using it.
Hahaha
"Child protection" runs up against the "War On Terror" : the two most over-hyped excuses for the government to clamp down on civil liberties.
Shame they won't both annhilate each other in a flash of anti-democracy.
Thanks for reminding me about this - forgot about how fascist our country is and was going to put a pic of our baby daughter in bath up on facebook. It's reminded me that I'd probably get arrested and put on the sex offenders register for such a heinous act.
"Child protection" runs up against the "War On Terror" : the two most over-hyped excuses for the government to clamp down on civil liberties.
Shame they won't both annhilate each other in a flash of anti-democracy.
Thanks for reminding me about this - forgot about how fascist our country is and was going to put a pic of our baby daughter in bath up on facebook. It's reminded me that I'd probably get arrested and put on the sex offenders register for such a heinous act.
Don't know about the US - I think you're located there - but you can opt to be patted down instead of doing this. This technology, in Canada, is just used to speed up the process of getting people in and out.
Sorry, clicked on the wrong corrected word. I meant privilege - just like riding a car if you don't want to follow the rules you can't fly. Since you can opt out of this, just by asking, this really is not a big deal imo.
I remembered they were trying to push the 2257 Rev.B by claiming its a measure to protect children even though while it 'technically' would have, anyone illegally taking pictures of sexually exploited kids is not going to be keeping a record of their IDs and so forth anyways. And it would attack basic artistic freedoms, since the revision called for record keeping of any photograph or video, cloths or otherwise.
Far as the scanner qualities above... kids scanned wouldn't reveal anything more than kid's swimsuits already do.
Far as the scanner qualities above... kids scanned wouldn't reveal anything more than kid's swimsuits already do.
This cuts to the heart of some core beliefs I hold. I can't put the time in to do it justice (and it would belong in another thread if I could). Instead, I'll respectfully... opt out.
If a scan when deeper than flesh like on Total Recall, would we be calling it child ultra-porn possible? (Would give a new meaning to wanting to skull fuck someone).
Hmmm - the only place I can see reference to that is the Daily Fail. I suspect that may not be 100% accurate.
the health threat is a far bigger concern of mine.
absolutely ridiculous all of this is. it's making travel less and less appealing.
absolutely ridiculous all of this is. it's making travel less and less appealing.
That's my concern also. They have not talked about the safety. Exposure to them could increase the risk of cancer.
War on terror = war on YOU.
Well if you die from cancer, thats one less possible terrorist (or least one less person they need to waste effort checking).
