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Will any Australian Airport introduce the "virtual strip" full body scanner?
Settled as No, no airport will introduce the scanner
Not introduced by suspend date.
Background:
Background: A TRIAL of new security scanners that will subject travelers to a "virtual strip search" will start at Australian airports this month. The trial will take place at Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide airports from this month to the end of next month.
The X-ray technology, which is high energy and claimed to be harmless, allows screeners to detect non-metallic devices, objects and weapons concealed on a person's body, but also to see a person's organs and genitals.
"It provides detailed images of a person's body, in particular body shape, which many people might find highly embarrassing," says Stephen Blanks of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
Adelaide University civil liberties expert Allan Perry said the technology could breach people's privacy if used as a general measure for all passengers rather than those identified as a security risk.
"If this is done on a widespread basis without selectivity it certainly goes beyond an appropriate balance of personal privacy and security," he said. "Simply because something is being done for the purpose of security does not justify intrusive and invasive searches of people. If you said that everyone who wanted to board an aircraft would be physically strip-searched people would object. This is tantamount to the same thing."
To settle, at least one airport must announce the usage of the system in the future before suspension of this question, which is within one month after the trial period. If both the "general measure" and the "security risk" option apply, the "general measure" is the option to be settled.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,,24432963-5014090,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24440099-5014090,00.html
The X-ray technology, which is high energy and claimed to be harmless, allows screeners to detect non-metallic devices, objects and weapons concealed on a person's body, but also to see a person's organs and genitals.
"It provides detailed images of a person's body, in particular body shape, which many people might find highly embarrassing," says Stephen Blanks of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties.
Adelaide University civil liberties expert Allan Perry said the technology could breach people's privacy if used as a general measure for all passengers rather than those identified as a security risk.
"If this is done on a widespread basis without selectivity it certainly goes beyond an appropriate balance of personal privacy and security," he said. "Simply because something is being done for the purpose of security does not justify intrusive and invasive searches of people. If you said that everyone who wanted to board an aircraft would be physically strip-searched people would object. This is tantamount to the same thing."
To settle, at least one airport must announce the usage of the system in the future before suspension of this question, which is within one month after the trial period. If both the "general measure" and the "security risk" option apply, the "general measure" is the option to be settled.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,,24432963-5014090,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,26058,24440099-5014090,00.html
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Forecast history %
| Yes, as general measure for all passengers |
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| Yes, for passengers identified as a security risk |
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| No, no airport will introduce the scanner |
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Settled as No, no airport will introduce the scanner on Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:45am PST
- Activity: H$28,660 |
- Predictions: 174 |
Comments: 11
Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:45am PST
Initial likelihoods: Yes, as general measure for all passengers: 5%, Yes, for passengers identified as a security risk: 30%, No, no airport will introduce the scanner: 65%
Action history:
Settled as 'No, no airport will introduce the scanner' Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:45am PST by 
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: Not introduced by suspend date.
tomg: Not introduced by suspend date. 
Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 2008 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Tue 30th Dec 2008 8:45am PST details 
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It already is being introduced in several U.S. airports and has been tested in other countries around the world, including EU nations such as Britain and the Netherlands. However, EU officials said it could face a ban if the 27-nation bloc does not include it in a new regulation listing acceptable airport security equipment.
(...) the technology should not be used routinely on passengers, but could be introduced when suspicions are raised."
http://www.pr-inside.com/eu-lawmakers-criticize-virtual-strip-r873008.htm
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