They lied.
I am shocked, shocked I say!
"The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that it had surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida courthouse."
You are supposed to have the option of going through a pat-down or wanding in lieu of the body scan, which is what I will do if I'm ever presented with the option. There is some controversy as to the safety of the radiation type and exposure levels, and I have enough health issues that I don't need to risk compounding them.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20012583-281.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/08/04/1530224/Denials-Aside-Feds-Storing-Body-Scan-Images
I am shocked, shocked I say!
"The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that it had surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida courthouse."
You are supposed to have the option of going through a pat-down or wanding in lieu of the body scan, which is what I will do if I'm ever presented with the option. There is some controversy as to the safety of the radiation type and exposure levels, and I have enough health issues that I don't need to risk compounding them.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20012583-281.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/08/04/1530224/Denials-Aside-Feds-Storing-Body-Scan-Images