'Nude' body scanners being used in U.S. airports are under scrutiny again. A lawsuit has been filed, declaring the scanners as a health-hazard. The most interesting thing I found about the article is that research has been conducted leading to results that question the feasibility of the scanners to begin with. The research indicates that the body scanners are less-than reliable in locating/recognizing potential threats such as a gun or explosive hidden on a terrorist. Test results have shown that a gun or explosive can be concealed on the human body without detection by the body scanner, leading me to the question: Why the hell are these things being used if they are essentially worthless for locating weapons on terrorists? If a machine is designed to locate weaponry or explosives, it should do just that---- otherwise, what is the point of taking off your shoes to walk through the detector if it can't see the 9mm strapped to your thigh anyways?!??
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/scanners-part3/
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