Millimeter wave - a virtual strip search by any other name...

February 19, 2009
Frank@OBOW in Air travel news

Now playing Tulsa but coming soon to a TSA checkpoint screen near you - your virtually naked body:

The scanners aim to close a loophole by finding non-metallic weapons such as plastic and liquid explosives, which the TSA considers a major threat. The machines raise privacy concerns because their images reveal outlines of private body parts.

“We’re getting closer and closer to a required strip-search to board an airplane,” said Barry Steinhardt of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Privacy advocate Melissa Ngo fears that passengers won’t understand that the scanners take vivid images that screeners view. - USA Today 

The random travelers selected for the scans in Tulsa  can opt out - for now - but the option is a human pat-down. 

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