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Originally posted by russotto
Tom, the millimeter wave technology is passive. No transmission necessary. Just a detector. Just like IR.
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That is not passive, requires a transmitter, and will probably have the size and abilities similar to PET and CAT scanners. To detect guns, etc the millimeter waves are transmitted like X-rays are to examine baggage. The original definitions of what constitutes invasion of privacy still holds consistent. Consistency - not irrational science fiction based upon personal fears - is what is required in laws to protect privacy.
Privacy and its underlying principals were correctly defined previously. The only way this consistency can be defeated is to hype science fiction concpets that just don't exist - neither in theory nor in practice. Millimeter imaging under the current laws requires a transmitter and special, receiving equipment intended only to violate standard privacy equipment known as siding, plywood, insulation, sheetrock, and paint. By the concepts of current laws, this millimeter imaging system is similar to wiretapping - requires a court order.
Police Departments cannot even afford a machine to measure the darkness of tinted car windows (something that violates safety of those outside the car and should be banned everywhere for the protection of all other motorists and pedestrians). Now those same police will purchase millimeter wave imaging equipment that will even be too big for a pickup? Get real. Stop with the science fiction based only upon personal fears. The fear is not based upon logical conclusions and legal precedents.