ScannerGate: Privacy is Paramount

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The Department of Homeland Security and TSA have rapidly implemented Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) full image body scanners into 450 airports around the US with the intention of doubling the number of machines in use during 2011.

According to the US Airline Pilots Association, the Transportation Security Administration "has offered no credible specifications for the radiation emitted by these machines. USAPA has determined that frequent exposure to TSA-operated scanner devices may subject people to significant health risks."

In response to the large numbers of people opting out of the body scanners, TSA implemented a new, very intrusive pat down protocol intended to discourage citizens from opting out of the AIT machines. Many have stated that they felt molested by TSA during these pat downs.

We, the undersigned citizens, object to being scanned, photographed, recorded, and/or having our images and the images of our children viewed by the TSA, and hereby resolve to boycott the use of these body scanners.

We further object to being patted down in a way that invades our privacy. Privacy is paramount, and Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure prohibit the actions now routinely undertaken by TSA personnel.

We demand that the TSA/DHS immediately cease use of either the AIT machines or the intrusive pat downs. We further demand that these screening measures be used only as SECONDARY SCREENING measures based on the risk presented by certain travelers.

We demand "Risk Based, Intelligence Driven" screening, not screening that violates the Fourth Amendment rights of 100\% of air travelers. We further demand that the TSA and the DHS begin serious exploration of alternatives to these intrusive, ineffective and unconstitutional procedures.
Sincerely,

3049 Signatures

  • Kate Hanni
    • Phone Number
    • 707-337-0328
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 159 Silverado Springs Drive
    • Zip Code
    • 94558
    • Comments
    • Stop the Madness of the Scanners and Pat Downs
  • Tim Hanni
    • Phone Number
    • 707-337-0328
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 159 Silverado Springs Drive
    • Zip Code
    • 94558
    • Comments
    • Stop It!
  • Tim Hanni
    • Zip Code
    • 94558
  • Kendall Wright
    • Zip Code
    • 94533
    • Comments
    • This petition completely reflects my opinions.
  • Jo Johnson
    • Phone Number
    • 562-441-5009
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 17506 Du Barry Drive
    • Zip Code
    • 90706
    • Comments
    • 911 was an Inside Job to enslaved the American people.
  • Kerry R. Charlesworth
    • Zip Code
    • 17025
  • Matt Stromberg
    • Zip Code
    • 20110
  • Dorothy Jo Miller
    • Zip Code
    • 82604
    • Comments
    • Radiation Causes Cancer! People who have been treated with Radiation already will Suffer more ~ and Intrusive Pat Downs?! Come On ~ This is Sick! (Never Flying Again) ~ Hope All Airlines that Condone this Go Under. The End!
  • Shannon Turlington
    • Zip Code
    • 27278
  • Linda Atkins
    • Zip Code
    • 98022
  • Jim & Sue Sutton
    • Phone Number
    • 252-646-5214
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 206 Spruce Pines Drive
    • Zip Code
    • 28570
  • james strawn
    • Zip Code
    • 66226
  • Bonnie Russell
    • Zip Code
    • 48124
  • Diana M. Read
    • Phone Number
    • 703-439-3160
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 11720 Plaza America Drive
    • Zip Code
    • 20190
    • Comments
    • We will never fly again until the rules change.
  • Robert Walker
    • Zip Code
    • 22033
  • Michael Gerstle
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 1239 NW 119th St, Seattle, WA
    • Zip Code
    • 98177
  • PAUL Rowsey
    • Zip Code
    • 28208
  • Val
    • Phone Number
    • 209 (380-1831)
    • Zip Code
    • 95816
  • Guy Guilbert
    • Zip Code
    • 91401
  • Mickey James Hand
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 3425 Silvercrest Dr, Texas City, TX 77591
    • Zip Code
    • 77591
  • Wayne Abbott
    • Zip Code
    • 30041
  • Dave Loring
    • Zip Code
    • 80232
    • Comments
    • The scanners are a health risk and both my wife and I will opt out every time we fly.
  • Jason DeFillippo
    • Zip Code
    • 94103
  • Daniel Kerr
    • Zip Code
    • 23608
  • Scott Baxter
    • Zip Code
    • 95120
  • Jason
    • Zip Code
    • Co. Galway
  • Carl Stork
    • Phone Number
    • 206-274-0206
    • Street Address, City, State
    • Bellevue WA 98004
    • Zip Code
    • 98004
  • Joseph Siewell
    • Zip Code
    • 95827
    • Comments
    • Please stop the charade of "enhanced security measures"
  • Christopher Driver
    • Phone Number
    • 919-773-3098
    • Street Address, City, State
    • NC
    • Zip Code
    • 27603
    • Comments
    • В
  • Michael Schiffer
    • Phone Number
    • В
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 222 N. Grove Ave., Oak Park, IL
    • Zip Code
    • 60302
    • Comments
    • В
  • Patrick Montgomery
    • Phone Number
    • К
    • Street Address, City, State
    • К
    • Zip Code
    • 44067
    • Comments
    • Can this be the USA?
  • Shane Fulbright
    • Street Address, City, State
    • Denver, CO
    • Zip Code
    • 80238
    • Comments
    • End this madness! DHS and TSA, Bush's biggest failure.
  • Martin H. Duke
    • Zip Code
    • 98108
  • Laura Deering
    • Zip Code
    • 20136
  • Patricia Nicholoff
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 23530 Robin Hood Drive, Edmonds, WA
    • Zip Code
    • 98020
    • Comments
    • We are not criminals and don't want to be treated like them. Do not over invade our privacy.
  • Geoffrey Sensel
    • Zip Code
    • 64730
  • Christina Williamson
    • Zip Code
    • 94558
  • Troy Brady
    • Zip Code
    • 19317
  • Donna Head
    • Zip Code
    • 60068
  • Jonathan Baker
    • Zip Code
    • 11952
  • Rick Rea
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 8990 Thorncreek Dr Colorado springs Colorado
    • Zip Code
    • 80920
  • Lynda Kreger
    • Zip Code
    • 11235
  • Bernie Riege
    • Zip Code
    • 60435
  • Joshua Pepper
    • Phone Number
    • В
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 209 Burns Avenue, Nashville, TN
    • Zip Code
    • 37203
    • Comments
    • В
  • Linda Yates
    • Zip Code
    • 34741
    • Comments
    • This is a travesty and the American public should not all be penalized for the actions of a few stupid Muslims. Let's PROFILE THEM. NOT US. I will NEVER fly again so long as these paranoid rules exist. DISGUSTING.
  • Robert Stanton
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 2006 Old Miller Rd, Huntington, WV
    • Zip Code
    • 25701
  • Stephen Ventura
    • Street Address, City, State
    • 2268 PARKWOOD DR
    • Zip Code
    • 98366
  • Jim Heivilin
    • Phone Number
    • В
    • Street Address, City, State
    • В
    • Zip Code
    • 65203
    • Comments
    • В
  • John Conley
    • Zip Code
    • 75009
  • Wayne
    • Zip Code
    • 40502