EPIC Files For Rehearing In Body Scanner Case 95
OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed for a rehearing in their case against DHS regarding airport body scanners. In their latest court filing (PDF), EPIC argues that last month's ruling requiring a public comment period but no other changes was based on incorrect information. From TFA: '"The court overstated the effectiveness of the body scanner devices and understated the degree of the privacy intrusion to the travelling public," stated EPIC President Marc Rotenberg. EPIC's petition challenged the Court's finding that the devices detect "liquid and powders," which was never established and was not claimed by the government. EPIC also argued that the court wrongly concluded that the TSA is not subject to a federal privacy law that prohibits video voyeurism. The panel found that TSA body scanner employees are "engaged in law enforcement activity," contrary to the TSA's own regulations.'
Note that this is a request for a rehearing with the same court that rejected their request to stop TSA's use of body scanners. It is not an appeal to a higher court. Is EPIC likely to obtain a more favorable ruling from the same court?"
Strip the machines for parts and move on (Score:2, Insightful)
Seriously, I have a rock that keeps terrorists away, how do I know it works? Well duh, no terrorist attacks near the rock. Specious reasoning perhaps, but no different than irradiating travellers at every airport in your country.
FOR YOUR SAFETY we will expose you to IONISING RADIATION
Bravo USA, bra-fucking-vo
Re:Public safety should be the priority (Score:2, Insightful)
Behavioral profiling is effective. Ethnic profiling is not.
has anyone tried to follow the money ? (Score:4, Insightful)
This body scanning stuff seems so inefficient and stupid, I'm guessing someone in the decision process must be lining their pockets ?
Re:Strip the machines for parts and move on (Score:5, Insightful)
Seriously, I have a rock that keeps terrorists away, how do I know it works? Well duh, no terrorist attacks near the rock.
Yes, but does your rock pull billions of dollars of federal funding for some ambiguous rock provider, who can take me out to a nice game of golf or gift me some of their stock options? No? Then we don't want it.
Re:Public safety should be the priority (Score:3, Insightful)
Bottom line: We've already lost the war on terror. TSA is a political entity, and that means that every time some potential terrorist yells, "Boo!" TSA jumps, because if EVER, even once, they don't jump and something does happen, there will be a lot of Congress Critters on the streets looking for work. Consequently, the terrorists don't have to blow anything up ever again. All they have to do is let it be known that maybe they are thinking about some new attack vector and our fear will do the rest for them.