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  • more about #privacy more comments →
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: It's pretty obvious that he's not smuggling anything.. more »
    FrankenPC: I'm driving from now on. I don't care if I have to figure out how to drive on water. I'm driving. No more security BS. more »
    Grift: Alright i signed up to say this. The discussion for this tech has been happening for a while. There is one argument against this tech, that i have see... more »
    Featherhammer: Is that Tron Guy? more »
    kolacek: I've heard all of the excuses about this one already. The reality of the situation is as follows: A woman or man I don't know gets to see my schlong... more »
    Trai_Dep: To protest these being installed, everyone should drop trou (remember to wear clean underwear, kiddies!) as they approach the line. Casually, nonchala... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: Meh. I'm ugly whether I'm clothed or not; if someone's getting off by looking at me through the scanner, they need all the help they can get. -Kle. more »
    extra: The airport security systems have got totally out of hand anyways. Probably in few years you can't even have clothes on during the flight because you ... more »
    chriscp: *sigh* ... alright, science incoming: This is either backscatter X-Ray or millimeter wave imaging, if it's millimeter wave (which are basically radio... more »
    MS-18E Shadoblak: ...Is he wearing a thong? more »
    Eldritch: Oh HELL no. I still think this is a godawful idea and a total breach of privacy. I'm also not convinced that the pictures couldn't be saved and upload... more »
    jimboh1: Two words: muffin top. more »
    IraeNicole: Whee flying gets even more difficult for trans people. Damn security. more »
    Paul_Is_Drunk: They ever tell us what the red boxes are indicating? more »
    vinylrake: Haha! Harry Potter, your invisibility cloak isn't so useful NOW, is it? more »
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    Your Fast Pass Leaves Slow Data Trails, The Ghosts Of City Life

    These glowing images look like a kind of luminescent jellyfish at the bottom of the ocean, but they're actually the trails left by an LED attached to a RFID tag. These tags create invisible patterns as they move through cities. More »
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