EPIC Files Motion About Ignored Body Scanner Ruling

OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a motion in court yesterday regarding the court's ignored year-old ruling on EPIC vs. DHS. EPIC is asking the court to require DHS to start taking public comment within 60 days or, as an alternative, forbid DHS from using body scanners in primary airport screening altogether. If the court orders the latter, that would give EPIC what it originally sought in its lawsuit. Meanwhile, for what it's worth, the related petition on whitehouse.gov has a little more than half the signatures it needs to get an official 'response.' The signing period ends on August 9."

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Re:Petition is worthless

[Anonymous Coward]

he would get a LOT of support across party lines by signing an executive order banning the use of scanners

The problem is, that doesn't seem to be true. 4 out of 5 Americans support the use of full body scanners.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022876-503544.html

There have been other polls about the same thing with slightly different results, but they all show a significant majority favor their use - such as this one with 2/3 in support: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/22/AR2010112205514.html

Americans value the illusion very highly, and will trade almost any amount of freedom for it.