Comments | bobquasit: TSA

bobquasit

TSA

Jul 11, 2008 08:22

Apparently the government is considering an enhancement for airline security. It's a bracelet that every passenger would be forced to wear while on the plane. It would contain all their personal data, and act as a flight boarding pass. Removing it while in flight would be a crime ( Read more... )

weird, politics

Comments 5

audacian July 11 2008, 13:55:36 UTC

Whaaaat, where did you see that ???

bobquasit July 11 2008, 14:06:54 UTC

Someone posted a lot of stuff about it in a letter over on Salon (http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/07/11/askthepilot283/view/?show=all). Since it's subscription-based, here's the main part of what they wrote:
From Blaque's Blog of Horrors (http://jblaque.livejournal.com/... )

audacian July 11 2008, 14:08:01 UTC

Wow, that's screwed up. I'm going to pass this along.

oldwolf July 11 2008, 17:29:59 UTC

I can just see someone with a medical issue, pacemaker whatever, deny them putting it on them, and the lawsuit that it will entail.

bobquasit July 14 2008, 13:05:22 UTC

No lawsuits will be allowed, and you'd never get to hear about it. The government would play the "national security" card; the lawsuit would be summarily dismissed, and the media wouldn't bother to report on it.

Okay, I'm feeling bleak this morning. :(