Naked airport scanner

.Lethal said:
And then you notice as you go through the scanner that the new job your mother was on about was watching people go through this very machine :eek:
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I did naked star jumps in Trafalgar Square so the world has seen "mini me". Beer is evil but my parents forgave me after a while :(
 
simulatorman said:
Safer travel and speedier security gets the thumbs up from me.
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This.

As long as proper measures are in place to check staff and destroy images immediately then it is fine. All those people saying "what about kids!!!!", well what about them? Stop being so paranoid.
 
Looks like a damn good idea to me, they can check out my twig and giggleberries all they want. If it stops the talibomber behind me from blowing me to bits when I'm enjoying my in flight movie then I'm all for it.

As for all of this "I value my privacy" crap, nobody cares that you have a tiny weiner...
 
sr4470 said:
If a terrorist was determined to kill people, they can blow up the check-in queue or suchlike. How far do you take this? Barriers at every airport road with scanners and armed police? The fear is not being generated by any terrorists that I can see, the government\media are the entities shouting loudly about it.
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Indeed they can; can you not see that having this measure closes a very significant security risk that may be used in the future? Is it not best to know that people have been scanned internally for any devices they could use to cause harm?
 
knowledge123 said:
If it keeps us safe from harm whilst we travel, why not? We can't allow for us to have the lax security we have had in the past since 'terrorists' started attacking us.
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It doesn't make that much sense though does it? I mean, if it did keep us safe then such measures would be deployed on train stations, but they are not. It's only airplanes that suffer from such strangling security measures. So who are we trying to protect anyway? Is it the passengers or the airlines?

Security at airports is being tightened to no end while other means of transport are unaffected by it - although the same numbers of people are under the same risk, don't you think?

Madrid and London were attacked by nutjobs but you haven't seen any increase in the tubes' security, have you?

So I would gather no, it doesn't keep you safe from harm. It merely provides you with the illusion of safety.
 
MrSix said:
Looks like a damn good idea to me, they can check out my twig and giggleberries all they want. If it stops the talibomber behind me from blowing me to bits when I'm enjoying my in flight movie then I'm all for it.
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You're welcome to that view, just as I'm welcome to disagree.

MrSix said:
As for all of this "I value my privacy" crap, nobody cares that you have a tiny weiner...
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Childish ad hominems is the best you can manage? Your mother not teach you manners?

knowledge123 said:
Indeed they can; can you not see that having this measure closes a very significant security risk that may be used in the future? Is it not best to know that people have been scanned internally for any devices they could use to cause harm?
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The IRA used nondescript vehicles to deliver explosives in urban areas. Even today's measures are useless at dealing with that. Like I said, a terrorist that is determined to suicide bomb isn't going to wait to go through a scanner are they?
 
They were trialling this at Heathrow T4 just about 4 years ago and I was asked if I wanted to give it a go in exchange for jumping the massive queue at security. I jumped at the chance.

You stand with your hands joined above your head and do a twirl. It takes a few seconds at most and then you're done. They showed me the image after and as I didn't expect it, I was a little uncomfortable that there was a perfect outline of my ass crack and my chub but it was like a 3D x ray image so it wasn't pornographic in any way.

It's a hell of a lot faster than taking your belt, shoes, jacket and hat off to put through the xray machine. Just walk up, pirrouette like a dainty ballerina and you're on your way! :D
 
You raise some good points.

kgi said:
It doesn't make that much sense though does it? I mean, if it did keep us safe then such measures would be deployed on train stations, but they are not. It's only airplanes that suffer from such strangling security measures. So who are we trying to protect anyway? Is it the passengers or the airlines?
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Both I would suppose, airplanes are more likely to be a target due to the large numbers of passengers aboard a flight and low chance of survival.

kgi said:
Security at airports is being tightened to no end while other means of transport are unaffected by it - although the same numbers of people are under the same risk, don't you think?

Madrid and London were attacked by nutjobs but you haven't seen any increase in the tubes' security, have you?
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This is true; but you have to be aware of the cost involved in putting similar methods into practice on other public transport, it is much easier and cheaper to do it at airports due to the low number of access point onto an airplane.

kgi said:
So I would gather no, it doesn't keep you safe from harm. It merely provides you with the illusion of safety.
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Sometimes even the illusion of safety is better then no safety at all, imho. Sure even the 'terrorists' could find ways around the measures BUT knowing this things are in place makes me a happier traveller.

sr4470 said:
The IRA used nondescript vehicles to deliver explosives in urban areas. Even today's measures are useless at dealing with that. Like I said, a terrorist that is determined to suicide bomb isn't going to wait to go through a scanner are they?
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No they aren't going to wait, but if it makes them less likely to attack a plane and think it is a legitimate target to attack, I believe it is worth it.
 
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Can you be done for Sexual Harrasment if you thrust at the exrayer while they are having a look? :D
 
Airport security has always been a painful but necassary experience. I am required to pass through security every day and even with my pass, CRB checks and tools pass i am still required to put my leatherman through the scanner. However if i try to take a yoghurt through then i am in trouble!
The problem is rules are there for everyone and it does not matter if you are a passenger or staff. Now if a scanner like this speeds up the entire process then great so long as the operative is not sitting right next to the machine as you can imaging it now when some really fit hostie walks through!
I am sure the scanner will not be fitted with a usb port to download pics and the operative will have had to pass through security checks themselves.
At the end of the day, anything that makes flying safer is a bonus.
 
I'm in favour, at the very least I reckon it should stay as an option for those who aren't on their high horses - I'd love to get through airports quicker.

Personally I don't see how this is anymore revealing than wearing speedos or a bikini. Unless of course you're a bloke wearing a bikini under your clothes. That would be odd...
 
Scuzi said:
If you have a gun or any other solid instrument shoved up your ass, this new scanner can detect it.
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Is it the same process as an x-ray where the rays can't bypass dense objects such as bone and Guns persay? Obviously different image process which I can't be bothered figuring out.
 
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