Linkage Baby!

Here is a pretty cool video clip on exactly how TSA's Backscatter works.

What's different about the MALINTENT and SPO Technology is that most of the websites have the same type of information.  I believe that government is limited to the amount that they are allowed to release to the public...

As for the SPO technology I have found this website to be pretty helpful along with this one.

And for MALINTENT this one is solid along with one.  

The Future

If America were not to take the opportunity to go ahead and adopt these new forms of security, not much would change in the immediate future.  Although SPO is already being used and now TSA's Backscatter in selective airports, MALINTENT isn't up yet and won't be for a little while longer.  Security checkpoints will remain the way they are now-which is generally slow, inconvenient, and frustrating.  But I thought of something the other day and decided to post it as a question to the followers.  The way our economy is going, which is into a slight recession, I feel like terrorists will be more willing to strike us at our lowest point to cause more trouble upon our nation.  With that in mind, our future airport traveling with no MALINTENT up an running could be extremely risky.  These types of technologies cost a lot of money but it is vital for the protection of our travelers.  People should be able to relax when they travel and not be caught up in the anxieties of traveling.  

Top 3

Top three blogs that I follow:

It's A Green World After All

The author of this blog has put some really eye opening information about recycling.  I see the effort this person has put into the blog and it has paid off.  The facts are extremely interesting and I believe that this person is making her point known.  

Crime and Punishment

This blog has been one of the most updated blogs I have been keeping up with.  Th author of this blog has done an excellent job expressing their thoughts on the punishment of prisoners and their rehabilitation-if there is any.  

Reenergized Tired Earth

The author of this blog has done a great job keeping up with updates and postings as well.  I find it interesting to see how our world is going to be in the future if we don't change our habits.  Alternative energy is key for the survival of our planet. 

Story Time

I would like to have a couple of people respond to this posting if they have had an interesting airport experience.  Give a little story about the worst security checkpoints you have been through, or the worst traveling experience you've ever had-I like to hear or read this stuff!

Current Technology

Since June of this year there are currently 30 airports that are running a high tech TSA (Transportation Security Administration) approved screening system.  This system doesn't exactly provide the people with the degree of privacy that the MALINTENT machines would potentially give.  The system is called the TSA Backscatter or Body Imaging X-Ray, but for shorthand I am going to call it the Backscatter.  This technology uses most of the same common x-ray technologies by blasting millimeter wave lengths  to produce an image.  The person receiving the image is claimed to be seated in a different room( roughly 50-100 feet away) because the images that are produced are pictures of unclothed people.  To try and have a sense of privacy the person getting the images doesn't know who is being scanned and the security guards at the checkpoint next to the person being scanned do not get to see the images.  If a threat arrives, radio communication is used and the person is seized.  The problem with the privacy issue is that TSA and other security sections under the Department of Homeland Security have complete ability to print and save the pictures for further use of investigation. I feel like this might be a tiny invasion into privacy, even though the identity of the people being scanned are not revealed to the person in the office.  

Theory

The way America was founded was based on a "question everything" mentality.  And of course with every new advancement in technology used by the Government, in any way, will be questioned by the public; it's the way our society works and I believe that it is one of the greatest influences on how powerful our nation is today.  As the Government becomes more involved in peoples lives people question their rights to individual privacy and the protection of it.  The Government can be involved in your lifestyle to a point; once the that point is crossed the invasion becomes illegal.   But does MALINTENT and SPO cross that point?  I definitely do not think so.  These machines are built for the betterment of our lifestyles, by preserving our lives.  If you would refer to an earlier post that I have on this site titled "My Thoughts," these types of technologies will be completely accurate when they are produced.  They are here to make your traveling safer and fearless.  As travelers proceed through the machinery however, there will be, without a doubt, the couple of travelers who question the Government's motives with the machinery.  It is always good to question and it's also good to a little faith in your government.  The information that the machines produce about you are seen on that day of travel and then exposed of as you leave the screening area.  Extra screening and security information may be kept on highly profiled people, mostly those who could potentially be involved in or have been involved in previous crimes, but not on the everyday anxious traveler.  MALINTENT and SPO do not cross that definitive line that separates security scanning and the invasion of privacy.  These machines will guarantee the rights of citizen travelers, it hopes to restore the feeling of freedom to the travelers again.

Here is quick 37 second clip on the MALINTENT just to have you guys hear someone talk about it in real life.