Ai chihuahua, and we thought the TSA body scanners at airports was bad enough. 
And we thought the Google Street Mobile, that captured the unencrypted wireless data of neighborhoods as it passed by, was bad enough. The A&E Z Backscatter Van is a nightmarish blend of both.
Of course, it’s ALL for your SAFETY and PROTECTION! Trust the government! 
Watch the video for information about this new government gadget. And notice how many times the narrator says “dangerous items” in this video. You brainwashed enough yet?
Well, I have an idea to protect our privacy- wrap our homes in metal! Would that work?
Whoa! LOL! Disclaimer, this is not Livvy, I would never wrap her head in tin foil, not unless it was a national emergency.
You know, like those stainless steel wallets to protect us from those surveillance RFID chips! Like the tin foil hats to protect us from alien zappo rays and government subliminal messages. (You think I’m kidding- I am really half-serious, at least about the government messages!) So skip the gold coins and potato stash in the basement- grab the tin foil! Things are getting crazy out there!
By the way, does anyone know what building that is in the screenshot in the video? Is that Independence Hall, or Faneuil Hall?? What an insult, if it is!
Tin-Foil Hat Tip to Andy Greenberg for the story.
11. September 2010 at 9:01 pm
I have a question. How come, if it is “perfect for seaports” and airports and military operations, etc., it is designed to look like an “ordinary delivery truck?” And why was it only in urban, commercial, and residential areas in the video?
>Gasp!< I has a conspiracy thery!
12. September 2010 at 5:18 am
The only problem with wearing tinfoil to foil the scanners is… besides drawing attention to yourself ;D … is that you’re wearing scritchy foil. Isn’t flying uncomfortable enough?
13. September 2010 at 1:32 pm
Kitty has it right.