http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/18/the-fun-stops-for-tsa-employees Comments On: The Fun Stops for TSA Employees by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by watchout5]]> Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:51:55 -0800 The Stranger
Also, although the amount of radiation exposure probably is pretty minimal, we don't really know because those scanners haven't been subjected to the kind of testing that would be required of any medical device.

And yes, your radiation exposure during the flight is probably greater. But exposure to cosmic radiation during the flight is not optional. Radiation from a full body backscatter scanner is optional.
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Posted by ArtBasketSara]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:23:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by longball]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:22:51 -0800 The Stranger
Also, I remember reading something about the type of radiation being different. But yeah, I go with the Freedom Grope and well. I figure if they want to humilate me, they may as well be humiliated too. I also hope that if enough TSA agents get tired of having to touch people's junk all day, they may try to change the procedures themselves.

Not that I really think that will ever happen.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:55:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by raawr]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:52:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:45:51 -0800 The Stranger
@1, 3: For what it's worth, PolitiFact has a short article on the safety of those scanners that I found enlightening. I also opted for the Freedom Grope™ when I traveled home for Xmas, but it seems that safety concerns over the radiation from the scanners are miniscule compared to, say, the cosmic radiation received from your actual flight.
Posted by Knat]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:40:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cheap thrills for $14/hour]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:33:09 -0800 The Stranger Posted by emor]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:30:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:22:49 -0800 The Stranger
TSA stands for Totally inSecure fArce
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:18:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:09:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cracker Jack]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:08:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:58:00 -0800 The Stranger
Less of a privacy concern, of course, than the refusal to submit myself to radiation for no damn reason.

Hope the TSA agent enjoyed the pat-down of my 62 year-old body.
Posted by judybrowni]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:42:45 -0800 The Stranger