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Full-body scans pass Fourth Amendment checkpoint

On July 20, 2011 By Michael Walker

A challenge to the Transportation Security Administration’s controversial full-body scans took a crash landing Friday when a federal court of appeals upheld the screenings against a slew of constitutional and statutory challenges.

Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) scans use low-intensity X-rays or radio frequencies to map an undressed image of air travelers as [...]

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From the Airport to the Halls of Justice: Courthouses to Adopt TSA-Like Security Measures

On December 3, 2010 By Ian Quin

Now that Thanksgiving has passed and with it (to some extent) the controversy over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) full-body scan/pat-down security procedures at airports, a similar controversy looks to be heating up in a different venue. Two courthouses in Colorado–the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, CO and the El Paso County Judicial Center [...]

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Redefining Privacy: The Backlash Against Facebook's New Privacy Controls

On May 12, 2010 By Kate Kliebert

United States Senators, Facebook users, and consumer advocate groups are rallying against recent changes to Facebook’s privacy settings. Recently, four Senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to make privacy guidelines clearer for all social networking sites, while the consumer protection group, The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), filed a complaint with the [...]

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