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"Happy or Not" feedback kiosks will be appearing outside of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in select airports as part of a year-long pilot program:
The silver kiosks now stand at 27 passport offices around the country and 14 Social Security offices. In the next few weeks, passengers at Reagan National, LaGuardia, Los Angeles International and San Francisco International airports will see them as they leave the Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. The Department of Veterans Affairs also plans to launch kiosks soon.
The system for customers is pretty simple, even if the technology isn't. You click on one of four emoji buttons: a happy face, a somewhat happy face, an angry face or a somewhat angry one. And someone in the agencies' customer service offices will be watching for the data to stream in seconds through a computer. The responses, all anonymous, will be summarized every hour.
Here is an official website of the US Government for the program. From the FAQ:
Will the feedback data be open to the general public?
During the pilot phase, the feedback data will only be available to GSA staff participating in this pilot, participating frontline supervisors, and other relevant staff determined by the agency. If the pilot is successful, we plan to eventually make the citizen feedback data available to the general public.
Who do I contact for more information about the pilot?
For more information, please contact FeedbackUSA@gsa.gov.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @12:44AM
We went to see Pixels last week, the movie was crappy except for seeing Max Headroom show up. Anyway, they do not search your purse or bags, they do ask to see inside and never touch it. They were ok with all the candy and sodas we had stuffed in there.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Sunday August 23 2015, @01:17AM
What? They searched your bags to go into a movie?
Jesus. We lost the Cold War.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @01:20AM
Its because of that guy in lousiana who shot up the theater and then guy a week later in kentucky - doused the theater with tear gas (and had a fake gun because he couldn't get a real gun).
(Score: 4, Informative) by Anal Pumpernickel on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:45AM
So they're violating the constitution and our fundamental liberties because a few people did something bad. That's neither free nor brave.
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Sunday August 23 2015, @06:06PM
But you're safe! Well, not really, but they have to do something, otherwise nobody will go to movie theatres anymore.
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Sunday August 23 2015, @10:37PM
They don't have to do anything. In fact, they mustn't do anything because their actions violate the constitution. And if people refuse to go to movie theaters because of a few attacks, they are irrational fools. But it is still their choice and no business of the government's.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 24 2015, @06:15PM
> they mustn't do anything because their actions violate the constitution
Over-react much?
You're going voluntarily into a private movie theater to pay to watch a movie. They ask to check your bag for everyone's safety, like I'd ask you to leave your AK-47 and shoes at the door when you get in my house.
Don't like it? Don't go there. The TSA impedes on our freedom of movement, but a private theater isn't violating anyone's rights if they get a refund instead of watching God-Awful movies like "Pixels"
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Monday August 24 2015, @08:05PM
It's not an overreaction, but apparently I didn't follow the conversation well enough and therefore didn't realize it wasn't the government doing the searching. I have heard the TSA plans to expand to other places.
They ask to check your bag for everyone's safety
You're more likely to get into a car accident. These safety measures are rather pathetic, because they fail to take into account probability. Some bad event happens, people overreact, and then feel they'll never be safe again, even if the probability it will happen to them is extremely low. Forcing people to submit to searches because there's an extremely low chance that something bad could happen is incredibly ridiculous.
No one should go to places that do this, just as they shouldn't fly on planes.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 24 2015, @08:19PM
Apologies for forgetting my quote on "safety". It's security theater, literally.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:12AM
I'm surprised they allowed outside food in. I don't think that's been allowed here in my lifetime. You could always sneak it in, but theoretically you weren't supposed to and they could throw you out if they caught you.
Nearly all the money the theater makes is from the concession stands. They get a very, very small slice of the box office totals.
(Score: 2) by Dunbal on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:17AM
Yup. When your society is so shitty that people start thinking it's a good idea to commit mass murder/suicide, perhaps it's time to rethink your society. Even more oppression and reacting to the "latest event" ain't going to work. It's people that have lost value.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:32AM
Bad news. The majority of people are shiteaters who like their shitty society exactly the way it is. The only people who have lost value are terrorist malcontents like you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @07:55AM
There's crazy assholes everywhere. All societies suck?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @10:29AM
Yeah, that sounds about right. Some do suck more than others, but they all suck.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @06:07PM
Yeah we can handle it like the old soviets did. You are dissident take you out back and put a bullet in your head. Or if your lucky off to some mine somewhere to dig for the rest of your life.
Much simpler. Make sure to keep an eye on your neighbor hes probably crazy and you should most certainly turn his ass in.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 24 2015, @04:06AM
Anyway, they do not search your purse or bags, they do ask to see inside and never touch it.
What is wrong with you?, Searching doesn't require touching. Looking inside your bag IS SEARCHING.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 24 2015, @06:18PM
Not according to the NSA. Storing a picture of your bag isn't even searching, in this Brave New World.