Bush Administration Responsible for Invasion of Privacy DHS Technology: Don't Give Janet Napolitano a Pass Either

A new report acquired by EPIC using the Freedom of Information Act shows how the Bush administration promoted the invasive technology now executed by Janet Napolitano. This includes the naked body scans and the more concerning mobile Z backscatter radiation vans that can x-ray the contents of your house or car without you even knowing about it. As well, plans to place the TSA into then nation's train stations have been in place since the Bush administration.

Department of Homeland Security Contracts

Forbes reports:

One project allocated to Northeastern University and Siemens would mount backscatter x-ray scanners and video cameras on roving vans, along with other cameras on buildings and utility poles, to monitor groups of pedestrians, assess what they carried, and even track their eye movements. In another program, the researchers were asked to develop a system of long range x-ray scanning to determine what metal objects an individual might have on his or her body at distances up to thirty feet.

“This would allow them to take these technologies out of the airport and into other contexts like public streets, special events and ground transit,” says Ginger McCall, an attorney with EPIC. “It’s a clear violation of the fourth amendment that’s very invasive, not necessarily effective, and poses all the same radiation risks as the airport scans.”

I would argue it might pose more of a radiation risk considering the distance and the increase power it would take to x-ray a house or car.

Despite the report, the TSA is lying to the American people again. They claim they never intended to test the technology on Americans.

“TSA has not tested the advanced imaging technology that is currently used at airports in mass transit environments and does not have plans to do so.”

Notice the keyword here is test. Of course, the TSA never needed to test it. The company that produced it tested it for the TSA.



Notice in the commercial all the applications they promote its use.