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Idaho Says No to Whole Body Scanners in Airports

Posted on March 23, 2010 2:38 PM

The Idaho legislature passed House Bill 573 58-9 in favor of stopping the use of full-body imaging systems from being... more


GAO: Whole Body Scanners Raise Questions About Effectiveness

Posted on March 17, 2010 10:23 AM

U.S. could spend $3 billion to place whole body scanners in airports around the world. A U.S. Government Accountability Office... more


UN Expert: Body Scanners Breach of Individual Rights

Posted on March 12, 2010 2:27 PM

Martin Scheinin, a UN expert on human rights said that body scanners' use in the war on terror were both... more


Air Travelers Complaints Contradict TSA Claims Regarding Whole Body Scanners

Posted on March 10, 2010 11:47 AM

The Electronic Privacy information Center has obtained documents, from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under a Freedom of Information Act... more


Muslim Woman Walks Away From Body Scanning At Airport

Posted on March 3, 2010 12:26 PM

Religious reasons were given for why a woman refused to undergo whole body scanning at a Manchester airport. The woman... more


More Money for Body Scanners at Airports

Posted on February 8, 2010 7:13 PM

The Department of Homeland Security plans to have 500 "digital strip search" machines in U.S. airports by the end of... more


Experts to Address Privacy Issues Related to Whole Body Scanner

Posted on January 24, 2010 4:21 PM

Leading privacy law scholars Anita Allen and Jeffrey Rosen, acclaimed author and surveillance authority James Bamford, world renowned security technologist... more


EU Rejects US Demand for Body Scanners

Posted on January 22, 2010 3:28 AM

EU President Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba announced today that European countries would not rush to install body scanners as the United... more


EPIC FOIA: Body Scanners Can Store Images

Posted on January 21, 2010 12:16 PM

The Electronic Privacy Information Center received documents from the Department of Homeland Security on whole body scanning technology the agency... more

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