Can i refuse body scanning

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Column: Your ISP says it cares about your privacy. Not so much, actually, says FTC. Why economists got it wrong on U. All Sections. And what was in that syringe that the TSA confiscated, anyway? I asked other travelers about their experiences with refusing to use the devices, but I could find no hard evidence that screening dissidents were being penalized in a systematic way.

The officer appeared "startled," according to Kipnis. Then he pointed Kipnis, a Santa Clara, Calif. I believe the TSA when it says that it has no formal policy of punishing passengers who don't want to go through the full-body scanners. But it doesn't need one. Just a few stories of overly watchful officers giving people a thorough once-over if they refuse may be enough to persuade reluctant air travelers to submit to a virtual strip-search.

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TSA has announced the agency is revising its rules for full body scanners. When TSA first installed airport body scanners, the agency stated passengers would have the option to opt-out of using the machines. The new rules will require certain passengers who pose high security risks to use the body scanners, without the option to opt-out. Airport body scanners do have some benefits.

For one, many passengers dislike the idea of a pat down and would prefer to go through a body scanner. In addition, 3D body scanners could detect items a metal detector would overlook, such as plastic or chemical explosives and nonmetallic weapons.