Ryu-bom
09-01-2011, 03:44 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-airport-full-body-scanners-unreliable-germany/story?id=14428581
The German government halted the full roll out of American body imaging scanners in the nation's airports today after the Interior Minister said the devices sound too many false alarms -- including at times mistaking underarm sweat for dangerous chemicals.
The determination came after a months-long test of a pair of L-3 Communications ProVision ATD human imaging scanners -- the same type of scanners already in use in dozens of airports across the U.S.
Over 800,000 Germans voluntarily tested the scanners at an airport in Hamburg from September 2010 to July 2011, during which time airport security reported so many "unnecessary alarms" that Friedrich said the technology, "despite the high detection performance," has not yet matured and is "not yet suitable" for general practical use. Local press reports put the false alarm rate high as 49 percent and said sweaty armpits had been the culprit multiple times.
Guess Michael Chernoff won't be making his money from overseas clients anymore... Only sucker American gov't would buy this crap...
Nothing but security theater...... So you still want the nudie scan that will expose you to radiation? You know all for your safety..;)
The German government halted the full roll out of American body imaging scanners in the nation's airports today after the Interior Minister said the devices sound too many false alarms -- including at times mistaking underarm sweat for dangerous chemicals.
The determination came after a months-long test of a pair of L-3 Communications ProVision ATD human imaging scanners -- the same type of scanners already in use in dozens of airports across the U.S.
Over 800,000 Germans voluntarily tested the scanners at an airport in Hamburg from September 2010 to July 2011, during which time airport security reported so many "unnecessary alarms" that Friedrich said the technology, "despite the high detection performance," has not yet matured and is "not yet suitable" for general practical use. Local press reports put the false alarm rate high as 49 percent and said sweaty armpits had been the culprit multiple times.
Guess Michael Chernoff won't be making his money from overseas clients anymore... Only sucker American gov't would buy this crap...
Nothing but security theater...... So you still want the nudie scan that will expose you to radiation? You know all for your safety..;)