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UN Expert: Body Scanners Breach of Individual Rights

Martin Scheinin, a UN expert on human rights said that body scanners' use in the war on terror were both ineffective and an intrusion on individual privacy. He went on to say that it would be a violation to everyone, but more so to women, certain religions, and certain cultural backgrounds. He has previously reported on different types of detection technologies could better for human rights.

Airport body scans breach rights: UN expert, Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2010