Next time you think about flying to your destination, you better think twice. Airport security screeners are beginning to use X-ray devices that will allow them to have X-rated viewing pleasure (or disgust, as the case may be). Yes, indeed. What’s that? Outrageous, you say? Unbelievable? Check out this article: “Airport screeners could see X-rated X-rays.” Says Bill Scannel, a privacy advocate and technology consultant, in the article: “Well, you’ll see basically everything. It shows nipples. It shows the clear outline of genitals.” Do we really want airport security personnel to be able to see us naked? Is terrorism such a threat that we should eagerly or even resignedly give up our privacy and our dignity? I certainly don’t think so. How about you?
Federal Voyeurs
