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Friday, 01 July 2011 01:30

Shop uses Airport Body Scanning Technology


The technology is called "mybestfit," and it utilizes the body scanning technology used in airports.

 
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Monday, 06 June 2011 12:56

New Airport Scanner which will take just five seconds


Anyone whose behaviour raised concern - such as a buying a one-way ticket in cash - would go through a full body scanner.

 
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Monday, 23 May 2011 10:10

TSA backs down from Prom Night grope


Santa Fe superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez told KOAT News in Albuquerque that instead of TSA goons with blue latex gloves, the court allowed Santa Fe High School to use state police to search students.

 
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Saturday, 29 January 2011 20:01

TSA shuts door on Private Airport Screening Program


A program that allows airports to replace government screeners with private screeners is being brought to a standstill, just a month after the TSA said it was "neutral".

 
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Friday, 14 January 2011 14:12

Court rules Government can keep Naked Body Scanner Images secret


Admission that images can be stored & transmitted proves TSA lied

 
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Friday, 27 May 2011 18:42

Top 10 things the TSA could do if its power is not sensibly limited


According to the TSA's current explanations, there are no limits to its power. It can do whatever it wants.

 
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Friday, 04 February 2011 15:12

Danger Mouse: Rodents trained to sniff out Terrorists


Crack teams of mice are being trained to detect would-be bombers and drugs couriers – rather like the 1980s cartoon secret agent.

 
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Thursday, 27 January 2011 08:54

Airport bans Toy Soldier's three-inch Rifle from Plane


A three-inch, plastic toy gun was branded a ‘firearm’ and banned from a transatlantic flight... because it was a 'Security Risk'.

 
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Monday, 29 November 2010 09:11

Body Scanners even more dangerous than Feds admit


The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you"

 
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:52

Not enjoying TSA Grope-Down is a suspicious activity


The agency has now deployed dozens of “behavioral indicator officers” at 161 airports across the nation.

 
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011 12:54

TSA invades Roads & Highways with VIPR Checkpoints


The TSA has announced its intention to expand the VIPR program to include roadside inspections of commercial vehicles.

 
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011 15:05

TSA now forcing Opt-Outs to walk through Body Scanners


Agency claims machines are “switched off,” traveler says policy is part of psychological ploy to coerce subservience from other passengers.

 
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:14

Airport Scanners violate Rights: UN Official


A senior official in the United Nations has warned that the growing use of full body scanners at airports breaches individual rights.