[Infowarrior] - EPIC v. DHS (Suspension of Body Scanner Program)

[Richard Forno]

EPIC v. DHS (Suspension of Body Scanner Program)

EPIC has filed a lawsuit to suspend the deployment of body scanners at US airports, pending an independent review. On July 2,  2010, EPIC filed a petition for review and motion for an emergency stay, urging the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to suspend the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) full body scanner program. EPIC said that the program is "unlawful, invasive, and ineffective." EPIC argued that the federal agency has violated the Administrative Procedures Act, the Privacy Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Fourth Amendment. EPIC cited the invasive nature of the devices, the TSA's disregard of public opinion, and the impact on religious freedom.

http://epic.org/privacy/body_scanners/epic_v_dhs_suspension_of_body.html