X-Ray technology will violate our...huh...what was I saying?
For the past, oh...forever, Billerica, Massachusetts has been renowned for its ability to cultivate trashy people with hair puffier than REO Speedwagon at their height of fame, who dance to Bon Jovi while sipping on a rum and coke after a few lines. Well now they can name violating our civil liberties to their resume.
A company out of Billerica, American Science and Engineering, sold government agencies more than 500 backscatter X-ray machines this year. The machines are mounted onto the back of vans, where they are able to scan neighboring vehicles without the driver's knowledge. Think of it like the X-Ray machines at the airport except they're...everywhere (at least once the idea catches on, and you know it will).
To say nothing of the dangers of pointing radiation at people on a daily basis, the technology is sure to bring up issues of privacy versus security in an age of continuing unease about our well-being (despite the crime rate having dropped sharply over the past 10 years). The interesting piece of this story will be the reaction from conservative tea-party types, who love to bring out the Constitution whenever defending their agenda. Will they acknowledge that this technology has ramifications for our personal liberties? Or will be keep yelling about taxes and ignore the real violations that are eroding our rights for the futile goal of feeling 'safe'? I'm guessing the latter, but what do I know, I'm a robot.
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A company out of Billerica, American Science and Engineering, sold government agencies more than 500 backscatter X-ray machines this year. The machines are mounted onto the back of vans, where they are able to scan neighboring vehicles without the driver's knowledge. Think of it like the X-Ray machines at the airport except they're...everywhere (at least once the idea catches on, and you know it will).
To say nothing of the dangers of pointing radiation at people on a daily basis, the technology is sure to bring up issues of privacy versus security in an age of continuing unease about our well-being (despite the crime rate having dropped sharply over the past 10 years). The interesting piece of this story will be the reaction from conservative tea-party types, who love to bring out the Constitution whenever defending their agenda. Will they acknowledge that this technology has ramifications for our personal liberties? Or will be keep yelling about taxes and ignore the real violations that are eroding our rights for the futile goal of feeling 'safe'? I'm guessing the latter, but what do I know, I'm a robot.
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