'Naked' scans on children stopped
19.10.09
Manchester Airport has stopped using ‘naked’ security scanners on passengers aged under 18. The body scanners, for which a trial started earlier this month at Terminal 2, are aimed at revealing hidden weapons or explosives without the need for a pat down search, but also show people's bodies including an outline of their genitalia. Any passenger can opt not to be scanned.
A civil rights group has said that the scans could breach laws protecting children. A spokesman for the airport said they have been temporarily stopped for young people while legal advice is sought. The machines have already been trialled at Heathrow and two US airports.
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