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I just found this review: http://myhelicaltryst.blogspot.com/2010/11/tsa-x-ray-backsca... # "The X-ray dose from these devices has often been compared in the media to the cosmic ra…

I'm not sure if you're only referring to WikiLeaks, but as for torture: The CIA's waterboarding regimen was so excruciating, the memos show, that agency officials found themselves …

> It does not appear to have been referenced for that purpose. Your comment referenced it for that purpose. Your comment about dose per unit time not mattering referenced an articl…

Someone needs to go through these with a dosimeter. On a regular basis. Taking the manufacturer's word for it isn't even good enough for software or gas mileage; we rely on third-p…

"The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution contains a border-related exception to unreasonable search and seizure laws, permitting searches at border checkpoints that wouldn't be pe…

The government has decided that the "border" extends 100 miles inland from official land/sea borders. This apparently covers 2/3rds to 4/5ths of the U.S. population. Coverage on th…

Al Franken is also a big TSA supporter. “You’re doing a fabulous job and you ought to be supported,” the Minnesota Democrat told a gathering of about 25 transportation security off…

Al Franken is also a big TSA supporter. “You’re doing a fabulous job and you ought to be supported,” the Minnesota Democrat told a gathering of about 25 transportation security off…

Let me quote from your own source: "There have been numerous biological experiments conducted, with nonhuman organisms, that demonstrate that the rate at which radiation dose is de…

> Use of collective dose to estimate public health impacts when large populations are exposed to trivial doses is inappropriate and not reasonable. First, let's make sure we are cl…

There are three problems with that statement. 1) Short trips tend to fly at much lower altitudes than transatlantic flights, e.g. 10,000 feet vs 40,000 feet, which is about 1/35th …

Here is what the backscatter scans look like: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20022861-10391704.htm...

This is a little long, so I am going to summarize at the top. I will show that: 1) The estimates are much higher than what you cite; 2) Typical exposure when flying is much lower t…

> The radiation exposure with Backscatter X-Ray's is really a non-issue. Unfortunately that's not the case. "David Brenner, the head of Columbia University’s Centre for Radiologica…

You're mistaken in practically every assertion you make above. Without going over a point-by-point of the various ways your post is incorrect (e.g. regarding the scope of administr…

There are multiple problems with TSA screening in general, and backscatter machines in particular, which are listed below. As these machines are ill-advised, you currently have the…