Passengers going through controversial full-body scanners at one of Britain's busiest airports will no longer automatically have their 'naked' images seen by security staff. New software will scan for hidden weapons or explosives, and only images flagged up as suspicious will be checked by operators. At the moment all passengers passing through the scanners at Manchester Airport have their pictures examined. Civil rights groups have raised legal and privacy concerns about the scanners, which have been introduced at Manchester and Heathrow airports following the failed transatlantic plane bomb attack last Christmas. Campaigners say the scanners, which act like a mini radar device 'seeing' beneath ordinary clothing, are an invasion of privacy and liken them to a 'virtual strip search'. (Daily Mail)Thursday, 17 June 2010
Now naked body scans of passengers WON'T be viewed by airport staff unless images are 'suspicious '
Passengers going through controversial full-body scanners at one of Britain's busiest airports will no longer automatically have their 'naked' images seen by security staff. New software will scan for hidden weapons or explosives, and only images flagged up as suspicious will be checked by operators. At the moment all passengers passing through the scanners at Manchester Airport have their pictures examined. Civil rights groups have raised legal and privacy concerns about the scanners, which have been introduced at Manchester and Heathrow airports following the failed transatlantic plane bomb attack last Christmas. Campaigners say the scanners, which act like a mini radar device 'seeing' beneath ordinary clothing, are an invasion of privacy and liken them to a 'virtual strip search'. (Daily Mail)