Topic: Naked Scanners

A listener reports that his daughter found a job shortly after a "Karma" request on the show. Other donors ask for karma regarding surgery, acting pilots, and airport security interactions. The founder of 5-MinuteLogo.com pledges monthly donations, leading to a critique of his business name.

Adam Curry recounts a negative experience with the TSA at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. He describes a "dickwad" agent who harassed a passenger in a wheelchair and made insulting comments to Curry's partner, Mickey, regarding her orthopedic shoe lift. John Dvorak encourages filing a formal complaint to ensure the incident is recorded in the agent's personnel file.

CNN's senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is criticized for her report on TSA full-body scanners. Cohen used the term "teeny weeny weeny" to describe the amount of radiation passengers receive from the machines. The hosts argue that the researchers cited in the report never actually tested the machines, relying instead on manufacturer data.

Members of the Pirate Party in Germany conducted a naked protest at an airport terminal to oppose the implementation of full-body scanners. The protesters walked through the terminal in their underwear with political messages written on their bodies in magic marker. The hosts discuss the effectiveness of the protest and the use of "hot chicks" to garner media attention for the cause.

The hosts describe the proliferation of naked body scanners at individual gates within Schiphol Airport. They note the irony of these security measures in the same airport associated with the "crotch bomber" incident, while observing that some gates still rely on traditional magnetometers when the scanners are inactive.

The TSA admitted to storing thousands of body scanning images despite previous claims that the machines could not save data. A Fox News segment on the controversy is mocked for its condescending tone and for showing blurred "blob" images that do not accurately represent the clarity of the actual scans.

A security officer in the United Kingdom allegedly used a naked body scanner to take a snapshot of a female colleague who "accidentally" walked into the booth. The officer reportedly made inappropriate comments about her physique, sparking a debate about the privacy risks of the technology. Skepticism remains regarding whether the incident was accidental or a staged event.

Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has delayed the full implementation of naked body scanners due to network infrastructure limitations. Sources suggest the scanners generate extremely high-resolution images that require significant bandwidth to transmit to remote viewing rooms. There is ongoing uncertainty regarding whether these high-resolution images are permanently stored by airport authorities.

The hosts suggest that increasingly invasive airport security measures, such as naked scanners, are designed to make air travel unattractive and push travelers toward the new rail system. They point out that NBC, owned by General Electric, promotes these security fears while GE stands to profit from rail contracts. A link is provided to a report on the "Washington gravy train" of rail lobbying.

New security protocols at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam involve advanced imaging booths that produce near-naked images of passengers. Travelers are required to stand in a specific pose with hands raised, which is described as a symbolic act of surrender. While the monitors are not visible to the public, the technology has sparked privacy concerns among travelers and celebrities.