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TSA (Finally) Studying Health Effects of Body Scanners
An anonymous reader writes "A 2011 ProPublica series found that the TSA had glossed over the small cancer risk posed by its X-ray body scanners at airports across the country. While countries in Europe have long prohibited the scanners, the TSA is just now getting around to studying the health effects." I'm not worried; the posters and recorded announcements at the airport say these scanners raise no health concerns.
...In context with Fukushima and a non-polluting energy source: RADIATION BAD!
...In context with police state enabling technology: RADIATION GOOD!
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Guns don't kill people, shoes kill people?
On the other hand, let's just be glad they didn't go the "shoe bomber reaction" route when the underwear bomber struck. Though requiring everyone strip naked to get through the line *would* be a quick way to get the TSA's requirements looked at closely.
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