Manchester airport to ditch controversial 'naked' scanners

The much controversial naked scanners that have drawn criticism from passengers as these infringe upon passengers' privacy, will be removed from Manchester airport shortly as  the European Commission has not approved them for permanent use.

'Naked Scanners' [left] to be replaced with 'Privacy friendly Scanner' [right]

Manchester airport will ditch these scanners when a trial of their use comes to an end next month.

The machines will be replaced by five next generation ‘privacy-friendly’ scanners because the European Commission has not approved them for permanent use.

Critics said the machines, which display graphic x-ray style images, invaded passenger privacy.

Read more: Daily Mail

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Europe may withdraw "naked" airport scanners over cancer fears

Full Story: Mail Online 

Although the infamous "Naked Airport Scanners" have raised many an eyebrow since their installation in USA and Europe, there have never been fears of cancer concern before. But these are likely to be withdrawn after EU chiefs warned that they could pose a health risk due to the radiation they emit.

Civil Aviation Authority said radiation from scanning equals to 2 minutes radiation received on a Transatlantic flight

The £80,000 security scanners, introduced to detect suspicious items hidden on passengers, have already been criticized as an invasion of privacy due to the apparent ‘naked’ image that they produce of travelers. But the new information from the European Commission raises fears that the radiation from the machines could cause long-term health damage such as cancer, reports Mail Online.

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