January 08, 2007
EPIC's 2006 Privacy Year in Review
Congress returns to Washington this week and privacy issues are likely to get renewed attention with unresolved questions about the President's domestic surveillance program, the future of Real ID, and the growth of the data broker industry. Meanwhile courts will consider sex bloggers and the media will try to sort through the increasingly complicated world of surveillance technology.
Here are the Top Ten Privacy Stories of 2006 and Ten Privacy Issues to Watch in 2007 from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC):
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Digital Strip Searches
Sky Harbor International Airport located in Phoenix is slated to be the first US airport to field test a new "backscatter X-ray" system. The screening machines, which were supposed to be operational by mid-December, have already been plagued with technical difficulties that have delayed the testing period until sometime in 2007. The backscatter machines produce photo-quality images of metal, plastic and organic materials underneath clothes by using low-radiation X-rays, which reveal not only prohibited items but also medical details such as prosthetic devices and old injuries. The fact that the machines are designed to record and store images has largely escaped notice by the mainstream media.
complete list http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_yir2006.html
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Posted by Stubbornson at January 8, 2007 05:57 AM