NEW MONITERING TECHNOLOGY
A "black box" for the human body. They say it can moniter a person's heart rate, blood pressure, "and more."
We're thrilled. Generally speaking, civilian versions of just about any technology are dumbed down compared to the military ones. Likely, governments have had access to this sort of tech for years.
Saturday, April 17, 2004
BY THE LOOKS OF YA'
A new security system is being tested at Logan International Airport. It uses behavior pattern recognition to detect possible terrorists. Sounds sophisticated, right? Not exactly. The system consists of, "uniformed and undercover security officials [who] watch people as they move through terminals." Given the lack of funding for better security since 9/11, we suppose it makes sense to have men doing what machines could more expensively accomplish.
Just what sort of patterns are they looking for? "... odd or suspicious behavior: heavy clothes on a hot day, loiterers without luggage, anyone observing security methods." That last one doesn't seem fair, does it? If you look at the security guards who are staring at you, they'll think your a terrorist. Instead of a normal person thinking normal thoughts like, "Boy, I sure hope they don't shoot me."
We here a Paranoia are ready to call this "behavior pattern recognition" by its true name: Bullshit. It's obvious what this really is. Over the past two years, airport security providers have been raked over the coals for racial profiling. They really want racial profiling, but every time they bring it up the American public gets all huffy about it. You can bet your ass that they'll be pulling in plenty of Arabs as part of this behavior pattern system. But, when accused of profiling all they'll have to say is, "Um, he was sweating and stuff. His clothes looked heavy for the temperature, ok?" Advice to our brown-skinned brothers and sisters: Stay away from Logan International Airport this summer.
Part of CNN's scary hed: "Could hand signals between people in a terminal be part of an inside joke or a terror plot?"
Maybe. But our hand signals will simply say, "We're on to you, Jonny Federale."
A new security system is being tested at Logan International Airport. It uses behavior pattern recognition to detect possible terrorists. Sounds sophisticated, right? Not exactly. The system consists of, "uniformed and undercover security officials [who] watch people as they move through terminals." Given the lack of funding for better security since 9/11, we suppose it makes sense to have men doing what machines could more expensively accomplish.
Just what sort of patterns are they looking for? "... odd or suspicious behavior: heavy clothes on a hot day, loiterers without luggage, anyone observing security methods." That last one doesn't seem fair, does it? If you look at the security guards who are staring at you, they'll think your a terrorist. Instead of a normal person thinking normal thoughts like, "Boy, I sure hope they don't shoot me."
We here a Paranoia are ready to call this "behavior pattern recognition" by its true name: Bullshit. It's obvious what this really is. Over the past two years, airport security providers have been raked over the coals for racial profiling. They really want racial profiling, but every time they bring it up the American public gets all huffy about it. You can bet your ass that they'll be pulling in plenty of Arabs as part of this behavior pattern system. But, when accused of profiling all they'll have to say is, "Um, he was sweating and stuff. His clothes looked heavy for the temperature, ok?" Advice to our brown-skinned brothers and sisters: Stay away from Logan International Airport this summer.
Part of CNN's scary hed: "Could hand signals between people in a terminal be part of an inside joke or a terror plot?"
Maybe. But our hand signals will simply say, "We're on to you, Jonny Federale."
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