????New China nettinged Russell on January 7 the summary: The airport whole body scanner initiates European Union Interior sharp debate
????Xinhua News Agency Reporter Zhang Wei
????The EU countries and EU commission officials on 7th held a meeting to discuss that in Brussels how to strengthen the airport security, whether should use the whole body scanner to become the argument focal point. At present, British, Dutch and Italian 3 countries had decided that internally the airport uses this kind to be possible “seeing through” the passenger clothes\’ scanner, other European Union member nations to have the anxiety.
????Last year December 25, a Nigerian rode the Delta Corporation flight to fly to Detroit from Amsterdam, before the airplane descended the exploder which attempted to detonate carries along, but has not succeeded. This occurred in Christmas day\’s attempted attack has sounded the security alarm to the US and European Union, strengthened the airport security to become the hot topic of discussion once again. Some security experts analyzed, if Dutch Airport used the whole body scanner, can before this raider boarded craft discovers exploder of its Tibet in underwear.
????The whole body scanner commonly uses the X-ray image formation technology or the millimeter wave technology carries on the scanning for the passenger. Uses this instrument, security check personnels can “seeing through” passenger clothes, with the aim of discovering that it whether next to the skin hides the dangerous goods. The supporters think that uses this kind of instrument to be possible to strengthen the aviation safety; But the criticism believes that this is equal to letting passenger “naked inspection”, has violated passenger\’s right of privacy, but also some people were worried that is scanned frequently to the health is disadvantageous.
????In 2008, European Union once some people promoted the formulation to use the whole body scanner\’s related bill at European Airport, but encounters the European Parliament overwhelming veto finally. The European Parliament indicated that wants profoundly studies the whole body scanner after the health and privacy effect to make the decision again. Therefore, European Union has not unified the stipulation at present, various member nations may, in does not violate the relevant law in the situation, decided voluntarily whether uses the whole body scanner.
(Chief-editor: Zhang Minyan)
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