Full-Body Scanners Considered | Travel Babel
Then in the '70s came aircraft hijackings, and
metal detectors,
X-
ray machines for carry-ons and uniformed security people became fixtures at airports. As terrorists replaced mere hijackers in the escalating pantheon of threats, pat-downs, ... in ConsumerTraveler.com, Ned Levi weighed the
benefits of supposedly increased security with potential health risks of additional
X-
rays on the human body. Scientists have set 25mrem as the upper limit for safe annual radiation ......
» Ex-TSA Security Chief Says Screw the 4th Amendment Dvorak ...
Why do most of these clips show the scanner images from millimeter wave equipment when they're using
x-
ray backscatter? The MW images are more surrealistic – bodies look robotic – whereas the backscatter devices let you trace the veins on the junk!
..... In the name of feeling safer, maybe we could keep the
metal detectors and the sky marshalls, but everything else is a waste of time and money. # 33 DL Beard said, on November 15th, 2010 at 5:37 pm. #22 Bobbo. ......
Second Opinion: "Don't touch my junk" - Baltimore Sun opinion and ...
Privacy-wise, this would be more akin to the current
metal detectors no one has a problem with. I think this kind of system would better comply with the 4th amendment. There should always be primary screening followed by secondary, ... One quote to leave you with ""No exposure to
X-
ray is considered beneficial. We know
X-
rays are hazardous but we have a situation at the airports where people are so eager to fly that they will risk their lives in this manner. ......
