[119234] in Cypherpunks
Re: who gets singled out; x-ray vision
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Schear)
Wed Oct 20 00:09:32 1999
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:42:23 -0700
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From: Steve Schear <schear@lvcm.com>
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At 04:47 PM 10/19/99 +0200, Anonymous wrote:
>
>
>http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/lo/st/ca/
>
>Customs Unveils Body Search Machine - (LOS ANGELES) --
> U-S Customs officials have unveiled a new body search
> machine at Los Angeles International Airport. They
>promise it
> will root out contraband without subjecting
>travelers to a
> personal search. Commissioner Robert Kelly says the
> X-Ray-like body scanner is supposed to make
>searches less
> invasive. A person stands against a wall while the
>machine
> takes a picture that reveals what he or she may be
>concealing.
> Agents must still use their training to determine
>who should be
> singled out.
>
Probably a millimeter wave viewer of the type under development by TRW et
al for the past few years. Reminds me of the movie Total Recall.
--Steve
