Read this article and then my thoughts.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...underwear.html

Travellers in America are being asked to pass through whole body scanners at airport security checkpoints, which penetrates their clothing.

The new technology, developed by New York based L3 Communications, has raised concerns after it was revealed that underwear is visible in the scans.

So they want total body scanning in all airports that can see through our clothes to see if we have any hidden weapons or items on us do they? or do they? let me explain a bit about my back ground and why I think they have another motive for fitting these in airports (and soon train stations and ferry points).


First off a bit about myself. I in a former employment sector used to work in ultra secure government controlled buildings. Simple fact was we walked in, there were metal detectors and frisk bays. You set the alarm off, you got the works by security. This was in and out.

However there was a flaw in this. Certain groups of people carried all manner of items from fire arms to explosives through these scanners and with one simple wave of a badge that said in so many words 'forget you saw me, forget you saw that on the scanner' waltzed right past without any hinderance.

There lay the problem and it came to bite them on the butt one day when an insider event caused a major security breach. Now you ask wjy I am telling you this - well, here is why.

The passengers are not the security threat in an airport. The staff are - they get badges airside, carte blanche wave throughs at the screening centre and skip all checks. That badge gets them immunity. I raised this at an interview I had for a security department chief, and they looked at me like I had sixteen eyes and a shape shifters body. I didn't get the position because I said I would re-screen all staff, and have all staff go through all checks every single time they wanted to go airside. I got laugheds at by one senior manager to my face.


In short, the fact they screen / vet a staff member and it comes back ok seems to slacken their concern to zero. Well I can tell you now that in my experience it is not the public we should be worried about, but the enemy within the gates.

How do you think so many mobile phones and drugs get into secure places? its not the prisoner who brings it in is it?