"It was really horrible. It doesn’t leave much to the
imagination because you’re virtually naked, but I guess
it’s less intrusive than being hand searched."
Source: Unnamed female passenger at Heathrow's
Terminal Four in an interview with the Sunday Times of London. The
woman was reacting to new backscatter X-ray technology being tested
as a weapons detector. While the system can spot anything solid
underneath layers of clothing, it doesn't leave much to the
imagination. The US is demonstrating the system, but says it won't
be deployed until someone can figure out how to place an electronic
"fig leaf" over the image.
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