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updated 9:34 a.m. MT, Fri., April. 18, 2008
NEW YORK - Airports in New York and Los Angeles have become the latest equipped with body scanners that allow security screeners to peer beneath a passenger's clothing to detect concealed weapons.
The machines, which are about the size of a revolving door, use low-energy electromagnetic waves to produce a computerized image of a traveler's entire body.
Passengers step in and lift their arms. The scans only take a minute, and Transportation Security Administration officials say the procedure is less invasive than a physical frisk for knives, bombs or guns.
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Someday, the "millimeter wave" scans might replace metal detectors, but for now they are being used selectively.
Los Angeles International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York saw their first scanners installed Thursday, each at a single checkpoint. Phoenix Sky-Harbor International Airport got one of the machines in October.
Modest travelers may have concerns about the images.
The black and white, three-dimensional scans aren't as vivid as a photograph, but they do reveal some of the more intimate curves of the human form, maybe with as much clarity as an impressionist sculpture by Auguste Rodin.
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Discuss: Does the X-ray machine compromise privacy?
TSA officials say the system comes with privacy protections. Officers reviewing the images don't interact with passengers, or even see them. They sit in a separate area, look at the pictures on a monitor and push a button to either clear travelers or alert security about a suspicious item.
Images will not be recorded or stored. Passenger faces are blurred to further protect their identities.
For now, the scans will also be voluntary. Flyers selected for a secondary screening after passing through the metal detectors will have the option of stepping into the wave scanner, rather than undergoing a physical pat-down.
"We're giving people a choice," said TSA spokeswoman Lara Uselding.
Barry Steinhardt, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's program on technology and liberty, said he nevertheless had concerns.
"The images that I've seen are quite revealing," he said. "I guarantee you that as this gets more commonly used, you'll be seeing these images on the Internet."
The TSA said millimeter wave scanners, which cost as much as $120,000 apiece, are already in limited use at international airports in seven countries and at a handful of courthouses and jails in five states.
Their introduction to U.S. airports is on a trial basis while authorities evaluate their effectiveness. The TSA said the devices pose no health risk and project 10,000 times less energy than a cell phone transmission.
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For now, the scans will also be voluntary.
Seems to be an ongoing theme these days.
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Expect Asian-American males to protest this inhumanity vigorously. :D
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Now we'll see guys "stretching out their meat" before getting to the scanner...
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Calmus voluntarily strips nude for airport security, even when they don't ask him to.
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Calmus voluntarily strips nude for airport security, even when they don't ask him to.
Quit fantasizing about me creep.
Jesus, go fantasize about Hugo Chavez or someone else for a change.
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Calmus voluntarily strips nude for airport security, even when they don't ask him to.
In a corner.................O r right in front of baggage claim??
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In a corner.................O r right in front of baggage claim??
Don't encourage him.... he's been thinking about me naked all evening long.
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Don't encourage him.... he's been thinking about me naked all evening long.
Youve been bustin on him, tho. Bindare got his moments... ;D
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Don't encourage him.... he's been thinking about me naked all evening long.
Your water retention is irresistable.
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Your water retention is irresistable.
THere's this dude called Derek Anthony who posts on G&O.... he will make all your fantasies come true.
Wear a nightgown, strip in public, whatever.
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THere's this dude called Derek Anthony who posts on G&O.... he will make all your fantasies come true.
Wear a nightgown, strip in public, whatever.
Hahaha DA is an easy bitch to meltdown. He'll be typin in caps by the 3rd post in..... ;D
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Calmus voluntarily strips nude for airport security, even when they don't ask him to.
Bwahahahahahaha
Are you saying that the mighty "calmus" prefers the guard to search his cavity with an erect penis?
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Calmus voluntarily strips nude for airport security, even when they don't ask him to.
LOL!
Calmus you have to admit this was a nice line ;D
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Bwahahahahahaha
Are you saying that the mighty "calmus" prefers the guard to search his cavity with an erect penis?
Hahahaha.... where did this come from. What dream of yours did I crush, or what achievement did I mock, "stormshadow"?
Or maybe you're upset I hurt your boyfriend w8lftr's feelings?
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LOL!
Calmus you have to admit this was a nice line ;D
It did make me laugh. ;D
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not a big deal. if you like to get patted down then go for it. i'd take this anyday
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worst job EVER.
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Sounds better than having your breasts physically probed, or standing behind the person who has to remove stinky shoes.
Also seems more empathetic to the people who currently have to touch all manner of humans all day long.
And, might encourage more people to keep their nether regions properly groomed.
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(http://www.infowars.net/pictures/january2006/110106total-recall.jpg)
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Sounds better than having your breasts physically probed, or standing behind the person who has to remove stinky shoes.
Also seems more empathetic to the people who currently have to touch all manner of humans all day long.
And, might encourage more people to keep their nether regions properly groomed.
the picture i posted is a real image from the machine. ive seen them at jfk. it doesnt show flesh very well and no hair. just dense objects (metal,bones.etc)
so its not like looking at a nude picture. more like an x-ray at the doctors office.
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the picture i posted is a real image from the machine. ive seen them at jfk. it doesnt show flesh very well and no hair. just dense objects (metal,bones.etc)
so its not like looking at a nude picture. more like an x-ray at the doctors office.
I was half kidding, :) but I'd definitely prefer it to being physically touched, which is sometimes really invasive.
Unless if eventually a correlation is found between the scanners and cancer or something, in frequent flyers.
What about strip searches? Would those scanners be used in place of those?
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Sounds better than having your breasts physically probed, or standing behind the person who has to remove stinky shoes.
Also seems more empathetic to the people who currently have to touch all manner of humans all day long.
Both options suck for many reasons.
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Both options suck for many reasons.
Yes, that's true. But the way I see it, if you want to fly today, you agree to cease being in possession of your own body. You physically belong to the government/airline security until you safely land and go on your way. There are other options I guess. Train, bus, car... don't travel.
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(http://www.infowars.net/pictures/january2006/110106total-recall.jpg)
;D
"twooooo weeks!"
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"twooooo weeks!"
lol. :D One of the greatest movies ever made.
(http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/totalrecall03.jpg)
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Hahahaha.... where did this come from. What dream of yours did I crush, or what achievement did I mock, "stormshadow"?
Or maybe you're upset I hurt your boyfriend w8lftr's feelings?
Whut?! You hurt my feelings, Corporate Lackey Boy? BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
I'd have to give a shit about what you had to say for that to happen.
Silly dreamer.
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Whut?! You hurt my feelings, Corporate Lackey Boy? BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
I'd have to give a shit about what you had to say for that to happen.
Silly dreamer.
the lady doth protest too much. ;)
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Methinks the lady doth protest too much. ;)
So then stop protesting already. ::)
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the lady doth protest too much. ;)
BTW, Hamlet rocks.
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Hahahaha.... where did this come from. What dream of yours did I crush, or what achievement did I mock, "stormshadow"?
Or maybe you're upset I hurt your boyfriend w8lftr's feelings?
Meltdown
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the picture i posted is a real image from the machine. ive seen them at jfk. it doesnt show flesh very well and no hair. just dense objects (metal,bones.etc)
Just dense objects huh...hmmm... it must have photographed you real well. j/k
you know I had to take such an obvious punchline. ;D
Do you think these could reveal if someone had a bit of osteoporosis happening?