The so-called “hands-on pat-downs” that the TSA are introducing (much ado about this, as usual) are old news. Very old news, in fact. Most countries use a standardized version of this technique, though extensive testing has revealed that the hand first, wand following is ineffective, and should be flipped around – wand first, hand after, [...]
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The US Marshals Service has released some information regarding the storing of “body scanner” images at a courthouse location in the US. The machine is storing images of all individuals entering the building, while court house officers are only able to access the 3 last scans. While the USMS is being very upfront about the [...]
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The TSA has on several occasions said that their body scanners doesn’t have the ability to store, print or transmit the images they produce in body scanning operations. Their website says this today;“As we’ve stated from the beginning, TSA has not, will not and the machines cannot store images of passengers at airports. The equipment [...]
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A little bit of news this sunny morning; – Norway’s forces in Afghanistan are lacking essentials in IED detection and removal. An investigation into the state of equipment is afoot after several Norwegian soldiers were killed by a bomb. The country has seen its share of islamist terror-drama the last couple of weeks, since a [...]
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National Security Inc. – Washington Post Special
July 20, 2010
This article / “project” by the Washington Post is well worth a read. A small excerpt: The Post investigation uncovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the United States, a Top Secret America created since 9/11 that is hidden from public view, lacking in thorough oversight and so unwieldy that its effectiveness is impossible to [...]
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