On the other hand, what if you’re traveling for business and need to take photos of some new products or a new office space? You definitely don’t want to be emailing large photos back to your own office, but on top of the size issue, there’s security. You wouldn’t want competitors to see the photos before they’re released officially.

You can then use PKWARE with their new zip options. The service, in their own words, “offers big business-class security software” for the protection of your travel images. First they compress the files so they’re at a manageable size, but then as a bonus, they also protect them by encrypting them. No one can see the photos until you’re ready to show them off.

If it’s safe enough for 60% of the Fortune 100 companies out there, as well as over 100 government agencies, think of what it can do for you.

Best of all? You can get the service free. All you need to do is head over to securezip.com where you can download their software free of charge. After you’ve installed it, simply run it and take care of the photos for which you’ve traveled so far.

After all, a picture of your chaise lounge by the ocean is probably pretty safe, but not every image is meant for every eye!

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The new CBS 2 HD x-ray scanner is so thorough that it essentially does what Superman and other similar superheroes (and super villains) used to do in comic books – it scans right through your clothes. While it determines whether or not you are bringing anything threatening on board with you, it penetrates clothing so well that people may as well step out of their clothing and stand in front of everyone. A sample image:

The x-ray is completely voluntary and it is meant solely as an alternative to body wanding and frisking, but not many people are keen on the idea, especially women. It’s been referred to as a virtual strip search by many people, and an invasion of privacy.

What do you think? On the one hand it is, but on the other is it more invasive than being frisked? I think I’d rather be seen virtually naked than touched. I’m not sure what I would think if I was given the choice and had to make a final decision on the spot.

If you check out my source for this news you can see a video as well.

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