Philosophy
Traveling day, so it seems an appropriate time to ask about privacy and safety in the air. In light of the BVD bomber's attempt, full body scans are being employed. These are made by imaging machines that let security folks look at you without your clothes. Clearly, the next step is mandatory cavity searches (if they were smart, Homeland Security could be folded into the health care bill, so that the orifice checks could be done by urologists thereby fighting terrorism and prostate disease at the same time).
The question is where the privacy line is. Is there any point at which we can say that the risk involved is outweighed by our personal right to bodily autonomy or privacy? If so, where is that line and why?
- Little Feat, Viagra, And Autonomy
So, I'm driving into work singing along with a '78 Little Feat show and the chorus to Old Folks' Boogie catches me:And you know that you're over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill Old folks boogie And...
- Privacy And Secrecy
This came up in a colleague's class and I thought it a great question. What is the difference between privacy and secrecy?...
- Just The Beginning...british Surveillance Of Communication
"Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws"April 1st, 2012BBC NEWSThe government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.Internet firms will...
- "pat-down" And "body Scan" Perves--all In The Name Of "national Security"
Sometimes common sense is more accurate than a full-body scan and a pat-down. "Pat-Downs 101: Nine Things to Know About Your Thanksgiving Airport Screening" by Josh Sanburn November 17th, 2010 TIME The Transportation Security Administration is battling...
- Dexi: Reveal An Individual's Privacy
DEXI [diffraction-enhanced X-ray imaging] is destined to cause major airline security issues and a flood of law suits. What price security and individual privacy? Transgenders, females menstruating, individuals using medical appliances such as colostomy...
Philosophy
Privacy and Safety
Traveling day, so it seems an appropriate time to ask about privacy and safety in the air. In light of the BVD bomber's attempt, full body scans are being employed. These are made by imaging machines that let security folks look at you without your clothes. Clearly, the next step is mandatory cavity searches (if they were smart, Homeland Security could be folded into the health care bill, so that the orifice checks could be done by urologists thereby fighting terrorism and prostate disease at the same time).
The question is where the privacy line is. Is there any point at which we can say that the risk involved is outweighed by our personal right to bodily autonomy or privacy? If so, where is that line and why?
- Little Feat, Viagra, And Autonomy
So, I'm driving into work singing along with a '78 Little Feat show and the chorus to Old Folks' Boogie catches me:And you know that you're over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill Old folks boogie And...
- Privacy And Secrecy
This came up in a colleague's class and I thought it a great question. What is the difference between privacy and secrecy?...
- Just The Beginning...british Surveillance Of Communication
"Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws"April 1st, 2012BBC NEWSThe government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.Internet firms will...
- "pat-down" And "body Scan" Perves--all In The Name Of "national Security"
Sometimes common sense is more accurate than a full-body scan and a pat-down. "Pat-Downs 101: Nine Things to Know About Your Thanksgiving Airport Screening" by Josh Sanburn November 17th, 2010 TIME The Transportation Security Administration is battling...
- Dexi: Reveal An Individual's Privacy
DEXI [diffraction-enhanced X-ray imaging] is destined to cause major airline security issues and a flood of law suits. What price security and individual privacy? Transgenders, females menstruating, individuals using medical appliances such as colostomy...