As Long As You Have Nothing To Hide...
"PHOENIX (AP) - Sky Harbor International Airport here will test a new federal screening system that takes X-rays of passenger's bodies to detect concealed explosives and other weapons.

The technology, called backscatter, has been around for several years but has not been widely used in the U.S. as an anti-terrorism tool because of privacy concerns."

Apparently some modest fools are concerned about being viewed NAKED AS FUCK by a "professional" screener making $5/hr. ATTN PEDOPHILES: excellent job opportunity!
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...You Have Nothing To Worry About
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Without notifying the public, federal agents for the past four years have assigned millions of international travelers, including Americans, computer-generated scores rating the risk they pose of being terrorists or criminals.

The travelers are not allowed to see or directly challenge these risk assessments, which the government intends to keep on file for 40 years.

The scores are assigned to people entering and leaving the United States after computers assess their travel records, including where they are from, how they paid for tickets, their motor vehicle records, past one-way travel, seating preference and what kind of meal they ordered."

Coming to a flight near you: seats segregated by income and meal preference. Let's just be thankful we can contest these "scores" - - oh wait, we can't. who needs to travel abroad anyway? commies and intellectuals!
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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Makes Peaceful Protesters Terrorists
"An endemic crackdown on peaceful protest and dissent has continued with President Bush signing the 'Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act,'. Under the guise of protecting researchers, scientists and their staff who conduct experiments and tests on animals, the latest terror bill seeks to class as 'terrorists' those who seek to protest against such activities..."
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No GPS In Company Vehicles
"In the case investigated by the OPC, several workers complained that
their employer, a telecommunications company, is using GPS to improperly
collect their personal information -- specifically their daily movements while
on the job.
The company is using GPS in its installation and repair, and construction
vehicles to locate, dispatch and route employees to job sites. Some workers
worried, however, that GPS is also being used to monitor work performance and
that information gleaned from this technology will be used to justify
disciplinary action."
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