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The Canadian Government has purchased strip-search airport scanners and hopes to have them in some major airports as early as next week.
I loathe these things. Like most other airport security measures, I don't think they'll actually make anyone safer, and in addition to punishing all airline travelers with another hoop to jump through, these have the added bonus of providing nudes (blurry, shitty nudes, but I'm sure they'll get better quality very soon) of everyone who passes through security. And I have no doubt that it won't be long until it's mandatory to go through them, and that someone, be it isolated security guards, the airport authority, or the government itself, decides to start keeping those photos.
It's time for that time-honored action of discontent. Writing one's MP!
I loathe these things. Like most other airport security measures, I don't think they'll actually make anyone safer, and in addition to punishing all airline travelers with another hoop to jump through, these have the added bonus of providing nudes (blurry, shitty nudes, but I'm sure they'll get better quality very soon) of everyone who passes through security. And I have no doubt that it won't be long until it's mandatory to go through them, and that someone, be it isolated security guards, the airport authority, or the government itself, decides to start keeping those photos.
It's time for that time-honored action of discontent. Writing one's MP!