Oct. 31st, 2010

thewayne: (Default)
In an effort to herd more people through the full body scanners at airports, the TSA is making the opt-out pat-downs 'more vigorous', including moving their hands up your leg until the meet "resistance", i.e., your scrotum. I'm not sure where they stop for women.

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/10/for-the-first-time-the-tsa-meets-resistance/65390/

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/10/31/0234232/TSA-To-Make-Pat-Downs-More-Embarrassing-To-Encourage-Scanner-Use

I don't care. I have an immune disorder which is a direct reflection of a genetic problem, which means that I really shouldn't be exposed unnecessarily to ionizing radiation. So it's going to be pat-downs for me.

There was an interesting observation in the comments on Slashdot, that if you're required to fly as part of your business that you might have the grounds for a sexual harassment lawsuit, in that your choices are to be molested or exploitively photographed.

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