The Gary Baumgarten Report: Should Full Body Scans Become The Norm

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Privacy advocates, for example, have tried to stop or at least slow the introduction of advanced checkpoint screening devices that use so-called millimeter waves to create an image of a passenger's body, so officers can see under clothing to “Yes, there is some brief violation of privacy with a full-body scan,” Rep. Peter King, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, told Face the Nation. “But on the other hand, if we can save thousands of lives,
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has 17 of the microwave security scanners, but their use remains voluntary because of continuing privacy concerns. Schiphol now has software to scan the image, an airport spokeswoman said, "so we think the Schiphol has scanners made by US-based L-3 Communications Holdings Inc, each costing 100000 euros (�90000). The microwave scanner is not as powerful as the full-body X-ray machines used by border control agencies, which can detect