oh my -- security porn....

[flowomo]

Plane passengers shocked by their x-ray scans
Dipesh Gadher,Transport Correspondent

AN X-RAY machine that sees through air passengers’ clothes has been deployed by security staff at London’s Heathrow airport for the first time.
The device at Terminal 4 produces a “naked” image of passengers by bouncing X-rays off their skin, enabling staff instantly to spot any hidden weapons or explosives.
But the graphic nature of the black and white images it generates — including revealing outlines of men and women — has raised concerns about privacy both among travellers and aviation authorities.
In America, transport officials are refusing to deploy the device until it can be further refined to “mask” passengers’ modesty....
The scanner, which resembles a tall, grey filing cabinet, operates in a curtained area and passengers are asked to stand in front of it, adopting several poses, for their “naked” image to be registered. Once checked, the images are immediately erased.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1348172,00.html

[Dukakis88]

1. ashcroft probably has the feeds broadcast directly to his office

[Spiffarino]

3. So that's the head

...he has been anointing with vegetable oil.

Ewwwwww...

[Az_lefty]

2. Kooool...are these the same as the X-Ray glasses 4 sale in comic books?

:toast:

[flowomo]

4. exactly what I thought when I read it!

[jukes]

5. signals the return

of chastity belts...

[flowomo]

6. these would be cheaper: