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From Pat-Downs to Rat-Downs? Scientists Suggest Mice for Airport Security

When you go to the airport, do you feel comfortable getting an enhanced pat-down? What about an enhanced rat-down? Israeli scientists say they have found a way to harness the power of mice to bolster airport security. Brothers Eran and Alon Lumbroso have constructed an explosive detector that looks like a standard...

Man Sues TSA, Claims Pat-Down Violates His Rights

(Nov. 24) -- An Arkansas man is taking the Transportation Security Administration to court, claiming new screening searches violate the Constitution. Robert Dean filed a federal lawsuit in Little Rock this week, even though the city's airport doesn't have the new scanners that have sparked outrage across the country....

The Holiday Guide to the 'Touch My Junk' Backlash

(Nov. 16) -- This holiday season, take a stand and add a "pat-down" to your travel plans. That's if you want to send a message to the Transportation Security Administration, which has been the subject of a new level of scorn since debuting its revealing full-body scanners and cozy new manual searching techniques this...

'Feds Radiating Americans' with Scanners at Road Checkpoints: Is It True?

(Sept. 29) -- Are scanners being employed at roadway checkpoints to "radiate Americans" with dangerous X-rays designed to peer inside their vehicles? Yes, according to Alex Jones conspiratorial website Prison Planet, and this time, the mainstream media agrees, at least in part. In his most recent Google Trends coup, Alex...

Full-Body Security Scanners: Coming Soon to an Airport Near You

(July 21) -- Modesty and air travel are two concepts that appear to be mutually exclusive these days, thanks to an increasing level of scrutiny at the security checkpoint. Exhibit A: the controversial full-body scanner, likely coming soon to an airport near you. In the U.S., 142 are currently in operation at 41 airports,...

Background on full body scanner

A full-body scanner is a device that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact.

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