Sunday, February 28, 2010

Naked at the Airport

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement?


Our airports are considering installing technology that would enable the security people to capture and view your naked image in order to make absolutely sure that no one is passing through the gate with any dangerous items on their body. We should utilize this technology in our airports because safety should outweigh personal privacy.

Remember to be thorough in your response (all responses should be at least 3 lines long), and to be professional in your grammar, spelling, and word choice.

30 comments:

  1. I do not agree with this statement I feel like that is an invasion of privacy and some people have a religion or morals to not show there naked body.I think that the technology that we have no is powerful enough.

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  2. I agree with this comment it's a smart idea. The only thing is that people hate the thought of other people being naked. If everyone is doing it than what is the fear, you should never be disgraced by your body. The people who appose this are over sheltered and conservative people who don't understand that this technology isn't to see you naked at all, it's to improve security and stop any terroristic actions that might happen.

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  3. Even though the technology is available, we should not utilize it. By forcing the people to be viewed naked it is violating their rights. Aside from being awkward or uncomfortable, using that technology could create bigger problems. Existing laws prohibit public nudity in most places and also regulates nudity on the Internet. The image of the person would be viewed publicly as well as on some form of computer. The laws and the technology contradict each other.

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  4. I strongly disagree with this. I think that this would be a bad idea, because the people who actually aren't bringing harmful things on the plane would stop buying airplane tickets because it's too much of a hassle to have someone look them over naked before they're allowed to get on the plane. I think that this would cause a lot more airlines to file for bankruptcy because so many people would avoid traveling by plane.

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  5. I agree with this statement because it is a huge deal if someone brings a bomb to the airport. If a person is doing the right thing and not bringing a bomb then then should not be scared of these cameras. IF you are bringing a bomb to the airport then there are bigger issues then feeling violated.

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  6. This issue could be controversial. I agree with people who say they agree, because if they have nothing to hide what's wrong? Yet, the fact that the person can see the individual being scanned completely naked sounds like an issue also. It comes down to the issue of how the scan is being conducted for me. The scans need to be private, not like the current screening in the airports when you can easily look over and see the other person's luggage being scanned so easily, will that happen with the new screening? If so, I feel that is not right. These scans should also not be save-able and the people with permission to scan and work on the computers/whatever is doing the scanning need to be responsible and watched. Otherwise, this could be an invasion of privacy.

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  7. I disagree with this because they is really going into someones privacy and we should have that freedom as Americans. If security is suspicious of someone then there should be other ways instead of taking privacy away from innocent people.

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  8. I disagree with the statement above because I believe that personal privacy should outweigh the safety of others around. Even if technology is improving, we still need to consider the people that will be affected by the technology. They have rights to their own body and shouldn't have to put it on display to ensure their safety.

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  9. I disagree with this because it is an invasion of privacy and it not right for the security people to be looking at that. I know it is for our safety to protect us but they need to figure out a different way of detecting things that could hurt us.

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  10. I partially agree with this statement because if someone did get away with a bomb, killing thousands of people, then people would rather have someone see them naked then be killed; however it violates peoples privacy. People should be able to feel safe and that's hard to do when theres either a chance of a bombing or knowing someone is looking at them naked.

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  11. I don't necissarily agree with the use of this new technology. Although i believe that even without us knowing the government will use this technology if they are suspicious of that person. Its an invasion of rights but at the same time it could save a lot of lives.

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  12. After traveling through the airport numerous times during my lifetime, I totally disagree with this idea. Even if that technology might stop one or two secret terrorists a year, it in no way outweighs the need for privacy of travelers. There are already security checks in the airport that are very thorough and sometimes invasive, but by picturing people naked there is a whole new level of "invading personal privacy." Such images could be used inappropriately, even by staff.

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  13. I completely disagree with this. I think with the new technology they could find another way to search. This is just over the top.

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  14. I agree with this statement to a partial degree. If someone doesn't mind going through with that then it should be okay. If you do not want to then you should get checked out with a sensor scanning your whole body. This will take longer but ensure your privacy and so everyone is happy.

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  15. this is an invasion of personal privacy, like SeanM said, there is the fact that someone might have a concealed weapon under their clothes but wouldn't it be a little perverted and the government is getting a little paranoid about terrorism?

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  16. I disagree because it is an invasion of personal privacy even though it would help with security I think that that is taking it to far.

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  17. I disagree and agree with this statement. I disagree with this statement because although our country is still in a constant state of fear from the "Christmas bombing" attempt and 9/11. I believe even though this would help protect the USA from future attacks, this would be a huge violation in one's privacy and comfort. With this statement I believe that showing off your body to a stranger that is not a doctor will cause future problems with the general public.

    I agree with with statements general idea with what this advancement in technology and airport security. I believe that the general message of this statement is saying that although your showing off your body to some random person this small in convenience could potentially save not only your life but the life of the person sitting next to you.

    A solution to solve future law suites and other problems with this new technology would to seperate the men and women into two different lines so that woman security guards search the woman profile and men security guards check the men profile.

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  18. I think they should install the new system so we can all live safer. For those people that don't they should pass really quick.

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  19. I strongly disagree with the technology that could be put in our air ports such as what was described above. We live in a free country and we have our rights, but i also see what they are saying by it could stop people from getting unwanted things on an airplane. Although in my eyes if you want something bad enough you will find a way to get it through security and onto the plane. To me this new device is a waste of money and a violation of our privacy.

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  20. i disagree with this statement. i think that it is an invasion to privacy and can be extremely offensive to many people. just because the technology is there doesn't mean that it should be used. We have nuclear bombs but those shouldn't be used. By using a technology such as this people could loose their trust in the government.

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  21. I disagree with the statement because like others have said it is an invasion of privacy and even though we have the technology it doesn't mean that it is morally correct to utilize it. Safety is important but I feel like because there is a low number of accidents that happen in air ports or on planes it does not support the need for technology that would allow security to see your naked body. If safety on air planes became more of an issue then possibly another technology could be created that wouldn't invade someones privacy as much but would still have the same effect or results

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  22. I agree with what Sean had to say about this issue.

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  23. Although searching the naked profile of a person is checking for bombs on there person a terrorist could easily eat a bomb and walk around the airport until it hits its digestive track and blows up.

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  24. I disagree with this statement. Like Emily said it is an invasion of privacy and is extremely offensive to a lot of people. They are doing so much for security already and they have so many precautions.

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  25. I agree with this statement because that is there job and they have to make sure of everyones safety. If you really want to travel than you should be able to do this. If you aren't hiding anything than you shouldn't be worried about anything. If you don't like that there doing this because of weight or just rights than you should be mad at the terrorist because this is what we have to do to make sure we have safety.

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  26. JakeL2012
    I like what you said about the bomb being a bigger deal than being seen naked thtough camera's. If you are carrying a bomb, you should be worried way more for being caught and not being seen maked.

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  27. Its great to see fourth hour has some good opinions ;)

    I am strongly in line with Davis in that there are law suit issues, but it may be worth it to prevent terrorist attacks. Do we really have to worry about peoples inconveniences or should take a look at terrorism with the 'naked' eye?

    My overall argument is that I disagree. We are already doing all that can be done to prevent future terrorist attacks, and all this says to me is 'anything that's not an American flag is probably a bomb.' In society today, paranoia plays too big a role on our everyday life.

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  28. I agree with Sean because it should only be used when security has suspicion of a person. It is might be necessary if it could mean saving lives.

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  29. I agree with Earl S. The way this technology works is that it gives a rough imaging. Essentially wearing spandex is more revealing. The image allows a TSA employee to view your rough image to detect any abnormalities.If we can trust TSA enough to hold our pass ports, why not a simple image of you? If you want to speak of an invasion of privacy, look at wire tapping. This is an occurrence that happened in Bush's office. A phone conversation can be far more private then a rough image. As the United States we are willing to get into a Costly war, send us into trillions of dollars in debt all for the prevention of terrorism. But we cant simply show an image of ourselves to ensure safety for you and everyone else on the plane.

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