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The US says it has more privacy protection measures for air passengers going through full body scanners than Europe.
[euobserver.com] Recognising the "potential for misuse," the US government has gone ahead with use of the controversial full body scanners under strict privacy provisions, an American official speaking to a group of European journalists said on Monday (21 June).
"There is more privacy protection in place in the US than in Europe, because we embedded those provisions before rolling out the system," said Mary Ellen Callahan, in charge of privacy and data protection at the Department of Homeland Security.
Controversial for their capacity to produce accurate naked images of one’s body, the bulky devices are meant to detect any metals, liquids or plastics hidden under the clothes. They have increasingly become a common feature in major air hubs such as London’s Heathrow, Amsterdam’s Schiphol or Chicago International. (more at euobserver.com)
