German and Australian police say backscatter scanners suck

[thewayne]

False positives 70% of the time and they can be tricked up by sweaty people? One of the Slashdot comments said he was flagged by the scanner for wearing loose cargo pocket pants and had to have the grope.

A few weeks ago I flew to Washington DC for my annual NIH visit. Got selected for the scanner in El Paso, told them no, so we all had to wait for an agent to be freed up so he could grope me. DC, waltzed right through coming home.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGUyRTjF-WA40GLjIMEo6dFgSxlw?docId=CNG.d76d1890df3edca8dd08181cb6808c7f.881

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/sweating-over-scan-new-airport-body-scanner-doesnt-like-perspiration/story-e6frfq80-1226106381522

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/06/0113259/In-German-Trials-Airport-Body-Scanners-Easily-Confused

Comments

[silveradept]

I can confirm on the cargo pants means a pat-down, as I had my inner thighs patted down for wearing loose pants while going through Sea-Tac on my way elsewhere earlier in the year. Only that region.