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  • 'Naked' scanners fooled by creased clothing

    11/16/2010 9:31:11 AM PST · by Nachum · 21 replies
    the local ^ | 11/16/10 | staff
    Controversial "naked" body scanners currently being tested at Hamburg's airport are constantly malfunctioning due to folds in passengers' clothing, broadcaster NDR reported on Tuesday. The public radio station said the trial of the body imaging security scanners has been plagued by serious problems. The units, which have been in use since September, are apparently unable to tell the difference between foreign objects and such things like pleated clothing. The scanners use millimetre-wave technology to produce outline images of bodies, with each scan lasting less than three seconds. While some passengers are being asked to remove thicker clothes such as jumpers,...