[pp.int.general] Flashmob against full body scanners

[Erika Nilsson]

Good point. On the other hand, although actively spreading misinformation is
a bad idea, reference to it is clearly a useful "opener" to discussion about
actual facts. To how many countries has the news of PPDE's flashmob spread
(I count to three languages in the links in this thread, and more are sure
to come)? One can use that sort of attention to at least point out how
ineffective the technology is.


2010/1/11 <quemener.yves at free.fr>

>
> ----- "Erika Nilsson" <narnigrin at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> > I tend to agree that the worst bit about this is that we as taxpayers
> > have to contribute to something which is ineffective at best and a
> > serious health and/or privacy concern at worst. Arguably, any way of
> > getting public opinion against body scanners, be it through playing on
> > people's (possibly misinformed) fears of "some guy looking through my
> > clothes", is perhaps a good thing.
>
> Perpetuating lies consciously is not the best way to be witnessed as
> technological experts.
>
> And even from a pragmatic point of view, it would be a good strategy for
> governments to let this fake argument become the main objection so that they
> can then loudly say "Ok, you won, nobody will watch thepictures, it will be
> automated" or "You are dumbed and misinformed ! Nobody will look at the
> pictures."
>
> I think it is positive that there is polemics whatever the main argument
> but that if the PP wants to get credit as a "technical expert movement" it
> has to explain the plain truth, as complex as it is, to the public at every
> occasion.
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