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privacy, warrantless searches, and airport security
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:36:40 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () cs columbia edu> Date: September 13, 2005 9:19:39 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: privacy, warrantless searches, and airport security There was a moderately interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today on new technologies for airport passenger screening. One phrase caught my eye: "GE's new technology, called the Itemiser FX, which detects explosives as well as narcotics, costs about $65,000 per machine and is portable." Narcotics? What in the name of the Fourth Amendment is the justification for putting narcotics sniffers in airports? --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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