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6 Απρ 2020 · Body scanners have been in use at airports for less than 20 yet they still spark controversy when it comes to privacy and social injustice issues. Here is a look at the main events that defined the development of body scanners, the role they play now and how they’re evolving to meet new demands.
1 Φεβ 2024 · By the end of 2010, hundreds of “full-body scanners” were formally installed at U.S. airports, according to TSA. Such units were used to detect non-metallic weapons explosives and other...
17 Απρ 2019 · A new report by ProPublica suggests that the full-body scanners that have become commonplace at airports across the country are at least partly to blame. These scanners have trouble...
28 Δεκ 2011 · In November, the European Union decided to prohibit X-ray body scanners in European airports. In the United States, members of Congress have pushed the TSA to conduct a new, independent...
tems that have generated the most controversy are the passenger “full-body scanners.” These systems enable airport security personnel to effectively detect contraband (often concealed under clothing) without the physical contact necessitated by a strip search.
16 Φεβ 2011 · The TSA addressed these concerns, stating that in the case of backscatter technology “each full body scan produces less than 10 microREM of emission, the equivalent to the exposure each person receives in about 2 minutes of airplane flight at altitude”.
The introduction of full-body scanners at British airports would breach laws protecting personal privacy, the equality watchdog has warned the home secretary.
