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posted by cmn32480 on Saturday August 22 2015, @11:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the this-ought-to-be-funny dept.

"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.


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  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:17AM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:17AM (#226517)

    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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @03:32AM (#226526)

    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

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @07:55AM (#226599)

    There's crazy assholes everywhere. All societies suck?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @10:29AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @10:29AM (#226633)

      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

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 23 2015, @06:07PM (#226696)

    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.