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الاثنين، 26 ديسمبر 2016

The Reality About Full Body Scanners

By Edward Reed


Insecurity has forced technology to grow faster than it could be. The is always a need for ensuring that people gathering at a particular place are always protected owing to the increased cases of terror attacks and possession of unacceptable devices. This makes it important that one gets general facts regarding full body scanners.

Defining what a body scanner depends on an individuals understanding of the system. However, these devices are usually some special kinds of detectors that can see through beyond what one has worn or even carried in their bodies. Using these devices eliminates the need of having to physically frisk them which at times is not convincing.

The need of having this new technology applicable in our systems is because of the need to know what people carry with them especially in airplanes. Most terror attacks are attributed to people carrying an unauthorized device into planes at this is a major risk. More so, drug trafficking has become another challenge that needed emergency attention.

An elaborated place where this technology is in full application is the airport. The use of this system depends on the knowledge of laser beams and x-rays which have the penetration power even through a body. As the rays pass through the body of an individual an image of them showing their internal parts is displayed and through this, it can be possible to check if they are carrying prohibited items.

Depending on the company making the device, the device can be of two folds. There are those are designed such that they can go ahead to detect and send a signal in the form of an alarm in the event of a suspicious item. On the other hand, there are those that need a person to check the image displayed to identify any unlikely item observed.

These gadgets have a higher advantage over metal detectors that were used previously. Metal detectors were only used to detect metals as the name suggests. On the other hand, scanners have the ability to detect anything made of any material including metals. Through this, there has been a drastic decrease in the smuggling of arms, drugs and even the number of air terrorists has decreased immensely.

The main problem that is facing these devices is that are the raising issue that relates to health and ethical view of privacy. Though not scientifically disapproved, there are those that are against these devices claiming that rays may lead to cancer development. Others are afraid that their privacy is hindered since the devices display the naked body of the person which somewhat is creepy.

All in all these drawbacks that seem to come with these devices should never be an issue since privacy has been well solved owing to the oath of privacy that each staff has to take before undertaking their roles. By this, therefore, the personal details that can be observed during the scan will only be confidential between the individual and the security people. The aids that have come with this system have been effective.




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