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Air travellers on 'naked' scanners Print E-mail
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Written by Nigel Aves   
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 11:42

A new security scanner which produces "naked" images of passengers is being tested at Manchester Airport (United Kingdom), enabling staff to instantly spot any hidden weapons or explosives.

It means that passengers will no longer need to remove their jackets and shoes as they can scan right through.

Testing had been delayed until now as civil rights groups were worried about the invasion of privacy.

Send Rational Alchemy your views, can you ever see this in use in the US?
Comments (1)
1Wednesday, 14 October 2009 18:31
Jamie Folsom
Guess that answers the question of gun in pocket or happy to see me.

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