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Body-Imaging Scanner Enters Airport Testing

Possible metal-detector replacement has privacy advocates wary

(Newser) - The federal government today begins testing a device that could replace metal detectors and pat-downs at airports around the country, the AP reports. The scanners produce full-body images of passengers, sans clothing. Privacy advocates are feeling sheepish. “These are virtual strip searches,” one said. “If Playboy published...

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