nsane.forums Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Equality and Human Rights Commission says scanners conflict with equality legislation The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said that airport scanners being used in Heathrow and Manchester invade people's right to privacy and break UK law. The EHRC has written a letter to transport secretary Lord Adonis acknowledging that the government has to take steps to protect the travelling public from terrorist attacks, but arguing for more safeguards to ensure that the body scanners are operated in a lawful, fair and non-discriminatory manner. Specifically, the organisation wants to see more evidence that the scanners comply with equality legislation, including the Race Relations Act, the Sex Discrimination Act and the Disability Discrimination Act. "Without careful and formal consideration of the equality implications of this decision, for example through a full equality impact assessment, there is a serious risk that a measure introduced to protect the travelling public will have unintended discriminatory consequences," said the letter. Home secretary Alan Johnson has said that passengers will be selected on a random basis to be scanned, but the EHRC has claimed that this is an empty promise because the airports are not monitoring who is being scanned. "State action like border checks, stop and search and full body scanning are undertaken for good reasons," said EHRC chairman Trevor Philips. "But without proper care such policies can end up being applied in ways which discriminate against vulnerable groups or harm good community relations." The EHRC is also concerned that the scanners conflict with the right to privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. "National security policies are intended to protect our lives and our f reedoms, but it would be the ultimate defeat if that protection destroyed our other liberties," said Philips. Heathrow and Manchester airports started using the scanners on 1 February, and others, including Birmingham, will follow later this month. The introduction of the scanners follows an attempted bomb attack on a US-bound plane from Europe before Christmas. The technology has always been contentious because it produces effectively naked images, but the controversy deepened when a US privacy organisation pointed out that the scanners can store and transfer the images. Further problems erupted a couple of weeks ago when Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan claimed that female staff at Heathrow airport had printed naked images of him as he walked through the scanners, and circulated them after he had added his autograph. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Are they thinking what I'm thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted February 16, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 16, 2010 No they are not thinking of what you are thinking of.No one wants to see the children..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 No they are not thinking of what you are thinking of.No one wants to see the children.....Ogawd HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA :lmao: :rofl: hahhahahasrry, it made me crack :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Glass houses.. mahghawd that was long overdue.. I feel like I can exhale now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Glass houses.. mahghawd that was long overdue.. I feel like I can exhale now..so...airport scanners are illegal??? what about the guys that want to blow up the planes full of people...i suppose that's the kind of stuff that is ok then, because we would not want to hurt the terrorist's feelings by looking for them would we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 @Lite:How did you know :lol: shought's hobbies are becoming contagious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Husen Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Glass houses.. mahghawd that was long overdue.. I feel like I can exhale now..so...airport scanners are illegal??? what about the guys that want to blow up the planes full of people...i suppose that's the kind of stuff that is ok then, because we would not want to hurt the terrorist's feelings by looking for them would weThis about ordinary people's right to privacy & liberty. This is the final straw in "reveal all to Big Brother", even ones vanity is exposed.The UK government has already lied to us when it said "these scanners cannot store, print or transmit naked images & the images are instantly destroyed" when clearly they can, according to the reports.Beware of governments, politicians have tortured or killed more people in the name of security, liberty, freedom & democracy than all the terrorist organisation put together.Is it not ironic that we, in the UK, have lost most of our liberty & freedom while fighting the "terrorists" in order to preserve our liberty & freedom & being less secure in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Glass houses.. mahghawd that was long overdue.. I feel like I can exhale now..so...airport scanners are illegal??? what about the guys that want to blow up the planes full of people...i suppose that's the kind of stuff that is ok then, because we would not want to hurt the terrorist's feelings by looking for them would weI was actually referring to someone finally getting Bizarre.. always on shought with that..LOL.. BUT a good point would be to get on topic.. Technically.. I feel the same way.. I mean if you got that much to hide.. then .. DON'T FLY... If these things are kept with the Federal Privacy Acts Policies then I see no reason why.. that taking X-Ray images of people and keeping them filed is a problem.. This information would and should have as much confidentiality as everything else... a certain professionalism must and has to be maintained however..I see it clear and simple.. in order for this service and transportation to be offered safely to all individuals concerned.. You have to be scanned. I mean there was one terrorist who hid C4 explosives in his @$$.. stood next to some dignitary and ignited the device.. in hopes of killing the guy.. instead.. he just made a mess and killed himself.. No regard for life...There are people out there who would do a whole lot more for a $1 an hour more.. so why not show people an X-Ray image of your insides...and clothing/possessions .. so that nearly 200-600 people or more can have the sanity and peace of mid of enjoying what we used to call..' The friendly skies.. 'I would do it.. anyone who wouldn't is blinded/self-concerned and ignorant of the bigger picture.. Truthfully I think we all miss the days and times where we could wake up and smile and go on about our daily lives as normal individuals.. things of this nature over time .. undermines our very existence... we start to whine and nag.. and so many are concerned with petty self-indulged issues.. yet try so hard to over compensate to be 'good' people.. so I think a lot of it really is going to be with people just 'manning-up' and doing what they need to do....As long as people are playing by the rule.. then it should be fine.. Violating ones legal rights are one thing.. but you know before you get there.. so you do have the choice.. Your job makes you fly there and you can't come to terms then.. quit.. schedule with another airport.. I just don't see it to be that complicated... Now get on your own property.. violate something you actually own.. misuse information and have it ultimately in the long run in one way or another effect ones life.. and we have a problem, responsibility and damages should be paid.. Like I said.. I don't think its that complicated.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 uk fags (smokers :P) all worry that the machines are making kiddy porn. you all over there really need to clean up your laws. i am a firm believer that nude photos and videos are not porn unless there is action in it. or posing to show nude parts. this is not porn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 What amazes me is that people are so afraid of their own natural true form.. I mean come on we aren't born with clothes.. naked is natural.. way it should be.. and I think nudity should not be shamed.. must have been a clothing designer who pushed that into societal infrastructure.. one who was really trying to make a living at it.. ( though I think for some of us its just sanitary.. eww .. ANYWAY.. ) Personally I think if this element was implemented into people lives that maybe so many issues would not exist, when it comes to this.. people would be more developed mentally.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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