Only in Canada, eh? Shocking ...

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

So, is iWeek getting its leg pulled, too?  (Although they are being more careful ...)

In order to enhance the security of air travel and to help manage illegal 
immigration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has solicited a 
proposal from a Canadian security company to develop a passenger stun bracelet. 
Lamperd Less Lethal’s electro-muscular disruption (EMD) bracelet is intended to 
incapacitate wearers on remote command. A video at the Lampred Less Lethal 
Web site explains that the bracelet will avoid the need for a plane ticket and will 
help make passengers and baggage track-able while traveling. [we're gonna shock 
the Samsonite? - rms]  It also explains that the bracelet will provide in-flight 
security. “By further equipping the bracelet with EMD technology, the bracelets 
will allow crew members, using radio frequency transmitters, to quickly and 
effectively subdue hijackers,” the video explains. “The electro-muscular disruption 
signal overrides the attacker’s central nervous system and will render even the 
most elite and aggressive terrorist completely immobile for several minutes.” As 
reported by The Washington Times, Lamperd’s Web site hosts a copy of a letter 
from an official with the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, expressing 
interest in the bracelet. The official did not immediately respond to a request to 
verify the authenticity of the undated letter or to comment on the DHS’s 
apparent interest in the Lamperd Less Lethal bracelet. The Transportation 
Security Agency also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  


http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/intrusion_prevention/showArticle.j
html?articleID=208803214  

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