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The Transportation Security
Administration is deploying a
controversial new technology in airports
across the country that critics say will
result in the “virtual strip search” of
innocent airline passengers. The
“backscatter” x-ray machines, which will
be tested at several airports this
summer, provide security staff with a
detailed image of the subject’s body
beneath their clothing.
Developed to aid in the detection of
Administration is deploying a
controversial new technology in airports
across the country that critics say will
result in the “virtual strip search” of
innocent airline passengers. The
“backscatter” x-ray machines, which will
be tested at several airports this
summer, provide security staff with a
detailed image of the subject’s body
beneath their clothing.
Developed to aid in the detection of
plastic explosives, which do not show up
in conventional x-ray imagery, back
scatter machines conduct a full body
scan of a prospective passenger in a
matter of seconds, delivering a photo-
quality image of the person’s nude
body. If widely deployed, the machines
could screen hundreds of millions of
airline travelers each year.
Backscatter technology, which bombards
the subjects with low-level radiation to
create an image of extraordinary
in conventional x-ray imagery, back
scatter machines conduct a full body
scan of a prospective passenger in a
matter of seconds, delivering a photo-
quality image of the person’s nude
body. If widely deployed, the machines
could screen hundreds of millions of
airline travelers each year.
Backscatter technology, which bombards
the subjects with low-level radiation to
create an image of extraordinary
detail and clarity, is already in use by US
Customs agents in 12 US airports for
suspected drug cases. London’s
Heathrow airport and Orlando
International Airport in Florida are the
first sites for testing the scanners on the
general public.
Despite privacy concerns, Homeland
Security chief Michael Chertoff has
testified before a Senate subcommittee
that the controversial technology is
necessary and will eventually be deployed.
Customs agents in 12 US airports for
suspected drug cases. London’s
Heathrow airport and Orlando
International Airport in Florida are the
first sites for testing the scanners on the
general public.
Despite privacy concerns, Homeland
Security chief Michael Chertoff has
testified before a Senate subcommittee
that the controversial technology is
necessary and will eventually be deployed.
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State Rep Has a Few
Misconceptions
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Library Wants to Log You in Before You Log On
Library officials in Naperville, Illinois
will implement a network of 130
fingerprint scanners on computers
available for public use in their three
libraries. The devices will be used to
confirm the identities of computer
users.
In May the Naperville Public Library
awarded a contract to US Biometrics
Corp. to install the scanners.
According to Library Journal the
contract is valued at $40,646. Library
officials say the technology is
will implement a network of 130
fingerprint scanners on computers
available for public use in their three
libraries. The devices will be used to
confirm the identities of computer
users.
In May the Naperville Public Library
awarded a contract to US Biometrics
Corp. to install the scanners.
According to Library Journal the
contract is valued at $40,646. Library
officials say the technology is
necessary for security reasons.
A spokesman for the American Civil
Liberties Union of Illinois warned
that the collection of a digital
database opens the door to privacy
abuses. Library records have been
the focus of privacy and civil liberties
issues since 2001, when the USA
Patriot Act authorized law
enforcement to search these records
without a warrant, and without the
knowledge of the subject of the
search.
A spokesman for the American Civil
Liberties Union of Illinois warned
that the collection of a digital
database opens the door to privacy
abuses. Library records have been
the focus of privacy and civil liberties
issues since 2001, when the USA
Patriot Act authorized law
enforcement to search these records
without a warrant, and without the
knowledge of the subject of the
search.
Naperville officials insist that the
records will be kept confidential.
Library Deputy Director Mark West
stressed that limitations in the
technology will protect the privacy of
the database. The American Library
Association has not taken an official
position on fingerprint scanning
technology.
Naperville, a city of 136,380 just
west of Chicago, was named one of
the “Best Places to Live” in America
in a survey published this year.
records will be kept confidential.
Library Deputy Director Mark West
stressed that limitations in the
technology will protect the privacy of
the database. The American Library
Association has not taken an official
position on fingerprint scanning
technology.
Naperville, a city of 136,380 just
west of Chicago, was named one of
the “Best Places to Live” in America
in a survey published this year.
College students who are enrolled in
the Wisconsin University school
system may have their access to birth
control cut off by the Wisconsin
State Legislature. State
Representative Daniel LeMahieu (R)
Oostburg has drafted legislation that
would bar the promotion or
provision of prescriptions for RU
486, the so-called “morning after pill”
to students at state colleges and
universities. Representative
LeMahieu also called for abolishing
the prescription of all forms of
contraceptives at state school’s
health centers.
The bill is LeMahieu’s response to an
advertisement in university
newspapers that advised students to
consider birth control when
preparing for spring break. The ads
also promoted the use of sunscreen
and warned students of the
consequences of alcohol
consumption. University of Wisconsin
Health Centers currently provide
multiple contraceptive options,
including; condoms, birth control
pills, birth control patches and RU
486.
LeMahieu saw the ads as promoting
“promiscuous activities” in female
university students. The legislator
conceives of the bill as a wake up call
to the students. Said LeMahieu,
“Sometimes to get somebody’s
attention you hit him over the head
with a 2 by 4, here comes the 2 by
4.”
the Wisconsin University school
system may have their access to birth
control cut off by the Wisconsin
State Legislature. State
Representative Daniel LeMahieu (R)
Oostburg has drafted legislation that
would bar the promotion or
provision of prescriptions for RU
486, the so-called “morning after pill”
to students at state colleges and
universities. Representative
LeMahieu also called for abolishing
the prescription of all forms of
contraceptives at state school’s
health centers.
The bill is LeMahieu’s response to an
advertisement in university
newspapers that advised students to
consider birth control when
preparing for spring break. The ads
also promoted the use of sunscreen
and warned students of the
consequences of alcohol
consumption. University of Wisconsin
Health Centers currently provide
multiple contraceptive options,
including; condoms, birth control
pills, birth control patches and RU
486.
LeMahieu saw the ads as promoting
“promiscuous activities” in female
university students. The legislator
conceives of the bill as a wake up call
to the students. Said LeMahieu,
“Sometimes to get somebody’s
attention you hit him over the head
with a 2 by 4, here comes the 2 by
4.”
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A bill recently introduced in the US
Senate would restrict the information
that the National Weather Service
can provide freely to the public, in
order to protect companies that
market weather data privately. The
legislation, if enacted, would limit the
role of the national Weather Service
and its parent organization, the
National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
Sponsored by Pennsylvania
Republican Rick Santorum, the bill
seeks to redefine the NOAA in an
apparent effort to assist the private
weather information services
industry. Accu-Weather, the
dominant company in the industry is
located in State College,
Pennsylvania.
Critics of the proposed legislation
point out that over 6 million people
access the National Weather Service
web site daily. Under the Santorum
bill, the US Secretary of Commerce
would limit the weather service to
providing only data that private
Senate would restrict the information
that the National Weather Service
can provide freely to the public, in
order to protect companies that
market weather data privately. The
legislation, if enacted, would limit the
role of the national Weather Service
and its parent organization, the
National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA).
Sponsored by Pennsylvania
Republican Rick Santorum, the bill
seeks to redefine the NOAA in an
apparent effort to assist the private
weather information services
industry. Accu-Weather, the
dominant company in the industry is
located in State College,
Pennsylvania.
Critics of the proposed legislation
point out that over 6 million people
access the National Weather Service
web site daily. Under the Santorum
bill, the US Secretary of Commerce
would limit the weather service to
providing only data that private
companies are unable, or unwilling,
to provide. The only exceptions to
this restriction would be for severe
weather advisories and information
mandated by international aviation
accords. Spokesmen for aviation and
agricultural groups have decried the
proposed limits.
Accu-Weather CEO Joel Meyers and
his brother, executive vice-president
Barry Meyers have contributed
approximately $11,000 to Santorum
and the Republican Party since 2003,
according to FEC filings. Other Accu
Weather employees have made
further contributions. This includes a
$2000 donation from Joel Meyers
received by Santorum’s political
action committee two day before
the bill was filed in the Senate.
Spokesmen for Santorum, who is said
to be considering a run for president
in 2008, dismissed any suggestion of
impropriety in the timing of the
donation. Accu-Weather’s Barry
Meyers characterized the donations
as “modest”.
to provide. The only exceptions to
this restriction would be for severe
weather advisories and information
mandated by international aviation
accords. Spokesmen for aviation and
agricultural groups have decried the
proposed limits.
Accu-Weather CEO Joel Meyers and
his brother, executive vice-president
Barry Meyers have contributed
approximately $11,000 to Santorum
and the Republican Party since 2003,
according to FEC filings. Other Accu
Weather employees have made
further contributions. This includes a
$2000 donation from Joel Meyers
received by Santorum’s political
action committee two day before
the bill was filed in the Senate.
Spokesmen for Santorum, who is said
to be considering a run for president
in 2008, dismissed any suggestion of
impropriety in the timing of the
donation. Accu-Weather’s Barry
Meyers characterized the donations
as “modest”.
Traffic
New Chairman Attempts to Right the Ship at CPB
The Chairman of the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting (CPB) Kenneth
Tomlinson, appointed by President
Bush in 2003, has shaken up the agency
through a series of hirings and firings
and the implementation of changes
which suggest a new direction for the
corporation’s board: content control.
Tomlinson worked previously with
President Bush’s Chief-of-Staff, Karl
Rove as a board member of the agency
now known as the Broadcasting Board
of Governors (BBG). He also worked
for the government media network
Voice of America and Radio Free
Europe and was editor in chief of
Reader’s Digest.
In the position that he held previously,
as the chair of the BBG, during the run
up to the Iraq War Tomlinson gave
Public Broadcasting (CPB) Kenneth
Tomlinson, appointed by President
Bush in 2003, has shaken up the agency
through a series of hirings and firings
and the implementation of changes
which suggest a new direction for the
corporation’s board: content control.
Tomlinson worked previously with
President Bush’s Chief-of-Staff, Karl
Rove as a board member of the agency
now known as the Broadcasting Board
of Governors (BBG). He also worked
for the government media network
Voice of America and Radio Free
Europe and was editor in chief of
Reader’s Digest.
In the position that he held previously,
as the chair of the BBG, during the run
up to the Iraq War Tomlinson gave
testimony before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee where he praised
the BBG’s role in broadcasting
information which is now discredited
that supported the attack . Tomlinson
recently appeared before a gathering of
PBS executives and station heads and
commented that public broadcasting
should “move rightward” to follow what
he characterizes as the rightward trend
of the country.
Tomlinson replaced a long time CPB
employee who served as the
corporation’s chief executive officer
with Ken Ferree who provided media
consultation to Michael Powell when
Powell served as the head of the Federal
Communications Commission.
Tomlinson also created the position of
Relations Committee where he praised
the BBG’s role in broadcasting
information which is now discredited
that supported the attack . Tomlinson
recently appeared before a gathering of
PBS executives and station heads and
commented that public broadcasting
should “move rightward” to follow what
he characterizes as the rightward trend
of the country.
Tomlinson replaced a long time CPB
employee who served as the
corporation’s chief executive officer
with Ken Ferree who provided media
consultation to Michael Powell when
Powell served as the head of the Federal
Communications Commission.
Tomlinson also created the position of
“special advisor” to the chairman of
the CPB and installed former White
House communications officer Mary
Catherine Andrews. Ms. Andrews
has reportedly been assigned to
create guidelines to be implemented
by corporate ombudsmen. This is
the first time in its 38 years that the
CPB has employed ombudsmen to
monitor programming on public
television and radio stations.
Tomlinson denies that the changes he
has made are designed to enforce a
political bias at the networks funded
by the CPB or that the White House
is coordinating the changes. “All I’m
trying to do is advocate that both
sides be fairly represented”, said
Tomlinson of the changes his
chairmanship has brought to the CPB.
the CPB and installed former White
House communications officer Mary
Catherine Andrews. Ms. Andrews
has reportedly been assigned to
create guidelines to be implemented
by corporate ombudsmen. This is
the first time in its 38 years that the
CPB has employed ombudsmen to
monitor programming on public
television and radio stations.
Tomlinson denies that the changes he
has made are designed to enforce a
political bias at the networks funded
by the CPB or that the White House
is coordinating the changes. “All I’m
trying to do is advocate that both
sides be fairly represented”, said
Tomlinson of the changes his
chairmanship has brought to the CPB.
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