Naked Scanner in Airport trial
A scanner which produces "naked" images of passengers has started a trial at Manchester Airport.
The authorities say it will speed up security checks by quickly revealing any concealed weapons or explosives.
But the full body scans will also show up breast enlargements, body piercings and a clear black-and-white outline of passengers' genitals.
The airport has stressed that the images are not pornographic and will be destroyed straight away.
Sarah Barrett, head of customer experience at the airport, said most passengers did not like the traditional "pat down" search.
At Manchester Airport's Terminal 2, where the machine has been introduced, passengers will no longer have to remove their coats, shoes and belts as they go through security checks.
Ms Barrett said: "This scanner completely takes away the hassle of needing to undress."
Ms Barrett said the black-and-white image would only be seen by one officer in a remote location before it was deleted.
"The images are not erotic or pornographic and they cannot be stored or captured in any way," she said.
Passengers could refuse to be scanned, she added.
The scanners cost £80,000 each. They work by beaming electromagnetic waves on to passengers while they stand in a booth. A virtual three-dimensional image is then created from the reflected energy.
Ms Barrett said the radiation levels were "super safe".
She said: "Passengers can go through this machine 5,000 times a year each without worrying. The amount of radiation transmitted is tiny."
The Department for Transport will decide whether to install them permanently in about a year's time.
The scanners, made by RapiScan Systems, have already been tried at Heathrow Airport from 2004 to 2008.
A BAA Heathrow spokeswoman said the technology had been "very effective" and the airport operator was considering possible wider use of it in the future.
The scanners are being gradually rolled out at airports across the US, after use in Los Angeles and New York.
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***Will YOU consider going thru this??***
Yuuucccckkkkk...thts GROSS khemcho!!
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stealth: then we'l be celebrities!!
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once the images appear on the internet then what will happen
Part of the fun is when the "thingy" bleeps whilst being passed over your crotch...
For once you will get the operator paying full attention to the screen, not having tea, coffee sandwiches etc etc.....
It could be alot to miss you know!!!
anything that speeds up security screening in airports is an improvement!
Unless there are people who prefer it when the guards pat their inner thighs by hand!! The less phyiscal contact with security guards, the better.
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Arien: yeah, Brit is straight,,MEN TO MEN,,,, its WE who are not!! lmao
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Men will be screening men - Brit!!!!!! thought you are straight.. phewww.. lol
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haha, ... & whn they make a fuss, land the plane in the mid place, rush to the luggage & open it,, they find another underwear printed "April Fool"
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how about wearing an underwear printed; i am carrying a bomb in my luggage....
i'l wear an underwear printed INTERESTED??! on the front :D
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dont forget to wear your new underwear before scanning in the airport...
britexpat comment continued :
...........the facilities are. ;)
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I've already applied for a job there. The money's not great , but !
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as long as i do not have to take my belt off,and the shoes and walk in a dirty floor with white siak,damn i am happy,hope all airports follow that procedure.
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- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Reminds me of the scene from Total Recall :O)
i would, if the Screening Officer is a hot babe :P
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give me the HR contact i would like toooooooo
Seems like Manchester Airport HR dept are gonna recieve massive number of CVs requesting the post for the Security Officer who is to inspect Scanned images.. lolz
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Why not? As long as I don't have to go through it 5001 times ;o)