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Underwear Invention Protects Privacy At Airport

Posted by samzenpus on from the protecting-the-goods dept.

Thanks to Jeff Buske you don't have to be embarrassed while going through the full body scanners at the airport. Buske has invented radiation shielding underwear for the shy traveler. From the article: "Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings. Buske of Las Vegas, Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says the underwear's inserts are thin and conform to the body's contours, making it difficult to hide anything beneath them. The mix of tungsten and other metals do not set off metal detectors."

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  1. Re:Risks vs. Benefits unknown? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder what your odds of dying from TSA-induced cancer vs. an airline crash are?

    • You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist
    • You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack
    • You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack
    • You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane

    More. So really, can we just end the security theater?

  2. go naked? - strip? by bark · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was wondering if it is acceptable to the TSA for me to request a private room, and strip naked to let them do a visual only examination to prove that I'm not carrying anything dangerous. They can look as closely as they want, as long as they don't touch me.

    I have no concerns about privacy, but I do have a problem with xrays and a person feeling me up.

    But I have no problems about getting naked. Is that an acceptable for the TSA? I will try it next time I go through an airport.

  3. Re:4th amendment point by lgw · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And when these show up at a courthouse, and you have to walk through them to comply with your Jury Summons? The "voluntary" argument is a crock of shit, even for airports.

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    Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
  4. Re:Risks vs. Benefits unknown? by Polumna · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Yeah, seriously. Nobody ever looks at the positives in this whole thing. Missing connecting flights while your girlfriend and/or mother gets groped by someone who is clearly qualified by the virtue of a high school diploma is a small price to pay for the convenience of hour-and-a-forty-five-minute lines for roller coasters suddenly seeming reasonable. They're exactly like safety doctors... brilliant analogy.