Crosspost

(This is an experiment in crossposting.)

  TSA stories are a dime a dozen today. This one has some interesting facts you can put together with all the others. 800M people fly every year in US. TSA says risk of harm from radiation is 1/30M. So your risk is a mere 3.75%.

I suggest wearing a kilt and go for the groping.

Airport body scanners may pose cancer risk, scientists say

www.sun-sentinel.com

As Americans grow increasingly concerned by the privacy implications of what many are calling "naked" body scanners at the nation's airports, U.S. scientists are offering even more reason for worry.

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    Joe Gallagher Again, there's too much info out there today, but this Slog is informative also: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2010/11/17/opt-out-of-backscatter-x-ray-whole-body-scanners

    27 minutes ago ·
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    Joe Gallagher Last comment on this (for now): The science/tech info is good to have, but misses the point that the larger issue is that we're being desensitized to the fact that we're easily ceding our privacy (now featuring your genitalia!) for some ineffective, farcical Security Theater.

    4 minutes ago ·