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Oct 24, 2010

Department of Homeland Security Secretary “Opts Out” of body Scan?

http://www.vosizneias.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/body-scanner-at-manchester-airport.jpgAirline passengers might want to consider a trip to the gym before heading to the airport now that high-tech body scanners have been unveiled at Kennedy Airport. HTML clipboard

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday hailed them as an important breakthrough for airport security and the fight against terrorism.

FAIL - Going through one is optional for all travelers, but Napolitano hoped to ease any fears that airport staff would use them to leer at passengers.

Yet when it came to testing the devices - which produce naked X-ray images of passengers - she turned the floor over to some brave volunteers.????

Read full at NY DailyNews