Originally Posted by
aduidarnenye
A bunch of airports in Canada are getting those full body scanner things to scan for terrorist bombs on flights to the U.S. When the news stories came out that they had been invented and were on the market, a lot of people were protesting their use. Days after the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the government was clamouring for them and announced that eight larger airports were going to get the scanners. The public has capitulated and smaller airports are worried they're not getting them.
Some people I've talked to believe that it's a good thing for safety. Others believe that it is a huge invasion of privacy. What does BG think? Do the scanners make air travel safer? Or do they restrict the individual's rights even more?
Also, it should be noted that the scanners are only going to be used on suspicious people meeting a profile, and that they can refuse them in favour of frisking. However, the scanners will not be used on childern under the age of 18 in fear of breaking child pornography laws, so they have some level of indecency attached.