It seems we’re at it, too. Just as the government made a big splash with its new scanning technology announcement (and we had the usual cast of critics and apologists trading insults, which was disappointing) so, too, have passengers and their advocates made some important — yet largely unreported — progress.
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What if TSA decided to stop using its magnetometers? Or the X-ray machines used to screen baggage? Isn’t this supposed to be our last line of defense against terrorists? And didn’t the bad guys try to bring down a plane last Christmas (you remember Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, don’t you?).
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is under unusual pressure concerning their operation of whole body scanners (advanced imaging devices, in TSA-speak). Members of Congress are demanding that TSA release their records regarding the radiation safety of scanners and the scientists behind development of MRI machines released a report that current airport scanners don’t work.
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The feared uprising of passengers and the possibility of mass opt-out requests never materialized. It seems that though the American public have no desire to have their “junk” touched, they would rather get home as quickly and hassle-free as possible to have Thanksgiving dinner with family.
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Here is a list of the airports where the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has body scanners installed and operating.
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A couple of weeks ago we had an ad spoof at Brett Farve that his very close to home. Now Saturday Night Live has come up with another late-night ad package that describes how close TSA might come to your package during airport security screenings.
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If you’re confused by the TSA’s many new security protocols — from enhanced pat-downs to printer cartridge bans — then you probably don’t want to know about Eugene Solomon.
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The Senate Commerce Committee chaired by John D. (Jay) Rockefeller is weighing in on the current uproar over TSA’s new more aggressive stance on whole-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs. The hearings didn’t result in any breaking news, except that children under 12 will not be patted down if they do not go through the scanners. Few Senators asked Mr. Pistole, the head of TSA any difficult questions. Citizens were not heard from and their concerns were brushed aside.
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It is time for a reality check when it comes to a proposed whole-body scanner opt-out campaign being organized by some grassroots activists for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Any such action will be counterproductive to efforts to get TSA to curtail the use of the machines and may create chaos with the air transportation system on the busiest travel day of the year.
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Over the past week, it seems that the American public has finally gotten irritated with TSA and their heavy-handed and unchecked security procedures. Consumer groups, union representatives and associations are all screaming that this new strip-search and radiation madness has to stop.
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