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posted by takyon on Thursday August 16 2018, @07:50PM   Printer-friendly
from the opt-out-of-your-commute-and-job dept.

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LA to become the first city to use body scanners in rail transit systems

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority just announced its plans to become the first city to use portable body scanners in its subway and light-rail systems to help detect the presence of explosive devices.

"We're dealing with persistent threats to our transportation systems in our country," TSA administrator David Pekoske in a statement. "Our job is to ensure security in the transportation systems so that a terrorist incident does not happen on our watch."

The portable scanners will begin rolling out in a few months, the executive director of security for the LA Metro Alex Wiggins said yesterday. According to the AP, the scanners will be able to conduct full-body scans from 30 feet away and are capable of scanning more than 2,000 passengers per hour.

[...] The city is one of several in which the TSA has piloted these new body scanners, although LA will be the first to fully adopt them. The agency has also worked with public transit officials from San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit, New Jersey's transit system, as well as Amtrak stations at New York's Penn Station and DC's Union Station. Wiggins assured passengers that screenings in the LA Metro would be well-marked and that those choosing to opt out could do so by leaving the station.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @08:11PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 16 2018, @08:11PM (#722469)

    That doesn't sound like opting out of the screening.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by DannyB on Thursday August 16 2018, @08:24PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 16 2018, @08:24PM (#722478) Journal

    TSA Screamer: Sir, can you step over here to this secondary area?
    Citizen: Maybe you didn't hear me. I'm opting out.
    TSA Screamer: I need you to step over here to the "opt out" area.
    Citizen: But I'm opting out of your Rapiscan (rape-ih-scan) scanners.
    TSA Screamer: You can't opt out of opting out. Please step over here to the groping area.

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    People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.