[Infowarrior] - Shock bracelets for airline passengers

[Richard Forno]

(c/o Schneier -- why do I see this either as an enticing thing to 'hack'
while in flight, or a method of treating all passengers like prisioners?
--rf)

Disturbing concept, as gleaned from the USPTO filing:

A method of providing air travel security for passengers traveling via an
aircraft comprises situating a remotely activatable electric shock device on
each of the passengers in position to deliver a disabling electrical shock
when activated; and arming the electric shock devices for subsequent
selective activation by a selectively operable remote control disposed
within the aircraft. The remotely activatable electric shock devices each
have activation circuitry responsive to the activating signal transmitted
from the selectively operable remote control means. The activated electric
shock device is operable to deliver the disabling electrical shock to that
passenger.

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