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May 26, 2007
Amsterdam airport deploys body-scanning machines
From Reuters:
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport began using new body-scanning machines at security checkpoints on Tuesday, the first major airport to use the technology to find metals and explosives hidden under clothing. The "security scan" system, which uses harmless radio waves to display head-to-toe images of people, is also being used by other airports on a trial basis, but Schiphol is the only one to deploy the technology for regular use at its checkpoints.
Going through the scanner takes about three seconds, allowing users to avoid metal detectors or body searches. For privacy, the digital images are viewed by security personnel in another room and deleted after they are viewed.
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But the alternative, being hand-frisked, is "never a happy story," Rutten says.
Posted by rshah at May 26, 2007 06:23 PM
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