Want some torture with your peanuts?

That guy snoring in the seat next to you is about the become the least of your air traveling concerns, if some folks in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have their way.

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®.

The Electronic ID Bracelet, as it’s referred to, would be worn by every traveler “until they disembark the flight at their destination.” Yes, you read that correctly. Every airline passenger would be tracked by a government-funded GPS, containing personal, private and confidential information, and would shock the customer worse than an electronic dog collar if the passenger got out of line.

The article also contains a link to a video about the bracelet, as well as some clarification from the bracelet’s designer, neither of which do much to assuage concerns. Via