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U.K. Bans Passengers Who Refuse Full Body Scans from Flying
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAs international debate swirls around the use of full body scanners for airline security, the United Kingdom announced that it would bar any travelers who refused to submit to the scans from getting on airplanes, the Daily Mail reports. The government also overturned a planned exemption for children under 18. The scanners went into use today at airports in London and Manchester, and Birmingham will soon follow. The implementation of full body scanners in the U.K.is a response to the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner last Christmas Day. The scans, controversial because of how much ...
Britain Introduces Tough New Scan Rules at Airports
By Terence Neilan - AOL News(Feb. 1) -- Don't scan, don't fly. New security rules took effect today at two major British airports that require selected passengers to undergo full body scans. If they refuse, they will not be allowed to board a flight. The regulations follow increased worldwide concern after the attempt to blow up a plane as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day and the arrest of a Nigerian passenger who allegedly had a bomb in his underwear. The plane had taken off from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, and the Netherlands immediately began scanning of passengers bound for the U.S. Jon Super, AP Workers ...
Airport Security Scanners Can Store and Transmit Images, Despite TSA Statements
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyDocuments obtained by a privacy group reveal that full-body airport security scanners do have the ability to store and transmit images, despite repeated claims by the The Transportation Security Administration that they do not. The Electronic Privacy Information Center said the documents show the TSA specified two years ago to the vendor that scanners must have image storage and sending capabilities while in test mode, CNN reported. The TSA has claimed in press releases and on its Web site that images cannot be stored on the machines, which which can see beneath people's clothing. The ...
Most Americans Comfortable With Use of Full Body Scans at Airports
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe success of the would-be Christmas Day bomber in getting on a plane with explosives sewn in his clothes immediately renewed interest in expanding the use of full body scans at airports to detect concealed objects, and most Americans support such a move despite concerns raised by privacy advocates. ...
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