Bird’s Eye: Bird’s eye? That’s so 20th century…. We have scanner eyes (which see more than they should). We have drone eyes flying the borders. We have your neighbours’ eyes, phoning hot-lines to report what they’ve seen. But what will protect us from exploding breasts? We don’t want to think what they come up with for that.

* TSA Genitalia Jokes Bode Badly For Full-Body Airport Scans Forbes

Rolando Negrin may have just become the unfortunate–and very unhappy–face of the electronic privacy movement. Negrin, a 44-year old TSA worker in Miami, faces assault charges after beating a fellow airport security employee who mocked the size of his genitals after they were revealed in a full-body scanning exercise

* US Drones Prowl Mexico Bicentennial Al Jazeera English (Thanks Gabe!)

As Mexicans celebrate the 200th anniversary of their independence from Spain, evoking a history of resistance against colonialism, a disturbing development unfolds on the country’s northern border: a fleet of US Predator B drones has been deployed on constant patrol….Fears of Latino migrants and spiraling drug violence in Mexico, have led the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deploy drones to monitor the entire border since September 1, along with a further deployment of 1,200 troops and other measures, as part of a $600m package for “enhanced security”. Controversial for their use in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, drones on the border cruise an area that, ironically, had previously belonged to Mexico.

* “If You Suspect It, Report It” boingboing

Authentic British police radio ad.

* Next Terrorist Threat: Exploding Breast Implants

Women suicide bombers recruited by al-Qaida are known to have had the explosives inserted in their breasts under techniques similar to breast enhancing surgery….Similar surgery has been performed on male suicide bombers. In their cases, the explosives are inserted in the appendix area or in a buttock. Both are parts of the body that diabetics use to inject themselves with their prescribed drugs.
Top surgeons who work in the National Health Service confirmed the feasibility of the explosive implants. In a report …, one said: “Properly inserted the implant would be virtually impossible to detect by the usual airport scanning machines.”