Transportation Security Administration - Security Techniques

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Originally Posted by Valandil

What I find interesting about this particular issue though - is that it seems to cut across the liberal-conservative divide. We find liberals who are in favor and those who oppose - and the same with conservatives.

The divide here seems to be more a libertarian-authoritarian one, and there are liberals and conservatives on both sides.

The UK introduced the body scanners to certain airports last year, without a right of refusal - if you're selected for it, and don't want to go through, you don't fly.

Personally, I won't be flying anywhere (especially to the US!) while these measures are in place.