US Congress Tries To Cut Body Scanner Funding 241
OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center reports that the US House of Representatives is trying to cut funding for new airport body scanners from next year's budget. This would prevent the TSA from installing 275 new scanners in airports in FY 2012, at a cost of $76 million."
Re:Hrm... (Score:5, Informative)
Actually we can't do behavioral profiling because idiots like you don't understand that it's not the same thing as racial profiling.
Racial profiling: "That guy is black but he's driving an expensive car. He probably stole the car."
Behavioral profiling: "That guy is driving conspicuously slow and it's 2:00am on a Saturday night, there's a good chance he's drunk."
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Re:Excellent (Score:5, Informative)
There was 1 for-profit company, who just so happened to have financial ties to then-DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, who shoved the idea down the TSA's throat. These guys aren't even trying to hide the corruption anymore.
Re:Excellent (Score:4, Informative)
People voted for her in Alaska because she was the outsider, gave a huge chunk of money to the people of Alaska, raised taxes on oil companies and fought the lobbyists.
Since she got on the national stage she's way different.