11 Unusual Security Measures Employed By the TSA
With all the buzz body scanners and rubdowns are getting this holiday season, I wanted to give some attention to the TSA’s more peculiar security policies. Here are 11 unusual measures that they have in place, courtesy of their website. 1. Helper monkey diaper inspections The TSA has a lengthy section on helper monkey policies…
The Basic Things You Need To Know About Full-Body Scanners
What exactly are full body scanners? What are these health concerns surrounding them? What do you need to know? Here are the basics. What are full body scanners? Remember the X-ray specs of science fiction comics that would let people see through walls and clothing? Full body scanners are a bit like them. The scanners…
Your Ears Might Be Better For Identification Than Your Fingerprints
On a planet hosting 6.7 billion human beings, having proof you’re unique is of tantamount importance. The ear, it turns out, may be the best identification yet. Through a new shape-finding algorithm called “image ray transform,” which boasts 99.6 percent accuracy, according to a study presented at the IEEE Fourth International Conference on Biometrics Sept.…