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Monday, 08 March 2010 11:56

 Following news last week that two Muslim women traveling to Islamabad were denied permission to board their flight for having declined to pass through body scanners at Manchester airport, a petition has been lodged urging the PM to ensure that those who object to passing through such scanners are offered alternative search procedures.

The petition, which can be viewed here, states:

‘We are concerned that the compulsory use of these new machines violate our rights to privacy (article 8 of the ECHR). We note that other states do currently offer alternative arrangements to the use of body scanners and see no reason why the UK should be an exception.

‘We understand that measures must be taken to ensure safety and reduce the risk of terrorism; however, such measures must also be reasonable and proportionate. We are not convinced that the current implementation of body scanners in the UK meet these criteria, and further, we fail to see how offering an alternative screening process hurts either goal.’

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already raised the rights conflict arising from the use of body scanners at airports and Article 8 of the European Convention in a letter to the Transport Secretary, Lord Adonis. Body scanners are currently on trial at Manchester and Heathrow airports and are to be introduced across the UK by the end of 2010.

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Esrar  - MR   |2010-03-08 22:30:32
i object to the compulsory use of body scanners at airports as this violates and intrudes on the privacy of individuals.

I understand that measures have to be taken to prevent crime and ensure the safety of the public, but this can be achieved through other methods.

The UK prides itself on being a free country, but why are we being forced to carry out procedures which intrude on the the privacy of individuals?

I would like the government to implement alternative procedures without intruding on ones privacy which also satisfies the needs of public safety.
ashi butt   |2010-03-09 08:57:14
i object to the use of body scanners at airports
sohal gachi  - mr   |2010-03-09 11:29:12
This is invasive, humiliating and unecessary. teh technology already exists to screen passengers through other forms of searches.
Zanab Raza   |2010-03-09 15:52:34
Not needed...
Muslim  - MIC will milk the GWT Cash Cow   |2010-03-10 12:22:29
This would not have prevented the attempted bombing by the Nigerian student, so why the need for expensive gimmicks wasting taxpayers cash?

Follow the Money Trail!
Anonymous   |2010-03-10 16:07:14
Their should be the right to have a search instead of a body scanner which is degrading
tanya  - mrs   |2010-03-26 15:31:42
its humiliating idea. im sure,that could be used other device to control. but not naked fun on screen
Anonymous   |2010-03-26 16:52:20
I'm wondering what next? Mind reader?
lee   |2010-03-28 19:20:12
I don't care whether they see me naked or not to be honest, I do have major concerns about the health implications though
Peter  - Appaled   |2010-05-27 06:10:20
I completely object to this nonsence that is completely useless and has been tested to be. Not to mention it uses dangerous concentrated amounts of radiation to see through thick clothes--eventhough the proponents of this will completely outright lie about how harmless this is. Nobel scinetist has pointed out the dangers. This is a complete disregard for a person's dignity. And did you see the images, those people being scanned with their hands up look like jews in nazi concentration camps. People should be outraged seeing these pictures.

Hundreds of thousands of people are killed in car accidents, do we stop driving? NO! Why not? Tell me? Why not? This is exactly the reason why we don't need these machines that demean us. Absolutely outrageous. They should sue those companies and airlines and the airport for not letting people know just how graphic those images are that show full detail of ganatalia. It's disturbing beyound comprehension.
salehmian   |2010-06-16 15:57:11
i completely against this
Arif   |2010-06-18 13:19:16
i object to the compulsory use of body scanners at airports as this violates and intrudes on the privacy of individuals.
Charlie  - Private parts dangling not a good idea!   |2010-09-02 10:12:06
I would not accept to be scanned and my privacy abused.
Jim Cheadle   |2010-10-14 13:09:53
A complete invasion of my privacy and completely unnecessary.
coco camille   |2010-11-08 04:10:18
The indescribably traitorous uk politicians are setting up a nazi camp all around the UK and I can not get back to sweden without them causing serious damage to my young body. Wake up people you will get cancer,it=s radiation ie it can take decades before you see the effects, they have already been caught lieing about this.

Are you brits not taught about radiation in school or what...

I am in shock i can=t believe that they would do this and that you brits would accept it. They must have dumbed you people down pretty bad.
Claire Hurley  - Dr   |2010-11-24 06:34:35
I cannot understand why this is happening. It is admitted that these scanners will not see liquids/powders/plastics so what is their use? Are they expecting all terrorists to be carrying guns? Of course they won't. This is an ineffectual and invasive search.

I am voting with my feet. I will not be flying in the future. Private companies do not have the right to own images of me.

I await the law suits when everything goes wrong!
Peter Franklton  - Bad for your health!   |2011-04-17 17:44:53
Not only is this an intrusion on privacy, it's bad for your health. In fact, it's worse than has been reported!

It's crazy that in UK you can't opt out! That is counter-democracy and should be banned by the EU!

http://news.discovery.com/human/body-scanner-reports-contradictory-safety-concerns-revived-110316.html
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