[LINK] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Millimeter wave technology

[Jan Whitaker]

from a friend in Phoenix. I thought I'd check out the reality of the situation:

>As for the scanner...  When the machine you mention was installed at 
>Sky Harbor, there was quite a bit on the news about it, and I've 
>physically seen it at the airport.  From what I understand, it is 
>only used if you fail first-level screening and move up to the point 
>where they would wand you and pat you down.  At that point, my 
>understanding is that you have the option to use this machine 
>instead of the traditional wanding. Although I have seen people 
>being wanded, I have never seen anyone in the machine.
>
>The things I remember from the news is one gentleman who has 
>implants that always sets off the metal detector who said he much 
>preferred the new scanner.

so it looks to be a 'white elephant'. If the choice is wanding, which 
I've had a few times, good grief, why would anyone expose their 
bodies to the perves!!!

Jan



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