A story has risen in Strasbourg, France over the new technology of virtual strip search. This new type of technology is a scanner that shows airport security what is underneath your clothing. This means that your clothes will be see-through. Most airports are saying that this type of technology is a last resort. The main idea is that by doing this, they won’t have to physically touch you, but still be able to see if you are concealing anything in the body or just below the clothes.
These scanners have brought about debate of personal intrusion in the European Union. They want to make sure that they are only being scanned if there is a probable cause. As for the United States, we have already implemented them at several airports, and more countries are testing them. The American Civil Liberties Union has campaigned saying that the use of this technology should never be for routine checking, but as a last resort and put in place of strip searching. As for the European Union executive body, they say that the legislation would respect safety and privacy would be put in place, and if you did not want to have this type of scan, that there could be alternative types of search. This is just another way of showing there is more technology to keep all of the world’s travelers as safe as possible.
These scanners have brought about debate of personal intrusion in the European Union. They want to make sure that they are only being scanned if there is a probable cause. As for the United States, we have already implemented them at several airports, and more countries are testing them. The American Civil Liberties Union has campaigned saying that the use of this technology should never be for routine checking, but as a last resort and put in place of strip searching. As for the European Union executive body, they say that the legislation would respect safety and privacy would be put in place, and if you did not want to have this type of scan, that there could be alternative types of search. This is just another way of showing there is more technology to keep all of the world’s travelers as safe as possible.
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