Implications of the Body Scanners

1.  Presented By: Darshan Karia
By: Darshan Karia
(0905862k)
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2.  Background
 Security Options
 Body Scanner
 How it works
 Related Issues
 Top 5 Problems
 Other ways out
 Summary
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3.  Umar Farouk
Abdulmutallabh, tried to
blew off an Detroit bound
Northwest Airlines Flight
on Christmas eve.
 This is not the only
incidence but the recent
one !!!
 In 2001 Richard Colvin
Reid tried to detonate
explosives hidden in his
shoes aboard American
Airlines Flight.
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5.  Available in Three types:
◦ X-Ray
◦ Active Microwave
◦ Millimeter Wave
 First two irradiate the subject and use
backscatter or reflected signals.
 Millimeter wave works by reading the
naturally occurring waves emitted by body.
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8.  Privacy
 Child Protection
Laws
 Safety of the
System and data
storage
 Efficiency
 Time
 Success Rate
 Satisfaction
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10. 1. Scanner Technology has not yet been
certified as fit by government.
2. They would be unlikely to detect many of the
explosive devices used by terrorist groups.
3. Generally machines cant find items that are
stashed in body cavity.
4. Leaders question about the safety and full
guarantee for privacy of the passengers.
5. Protection of Children act 1978.
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12.  A Hybrid method can be used.
 Children can be inspected with a different
approach.
 Location of the monitoring terminals.
 Blurring the Image.
 Restricted and Secure storage of data.
 Public views and opinions could be
considered.
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13.  Security on the airports is a big concern.
 Privacy implications are very serious and
genuine.
 It has legal obstacles as regards Child Laws.
 Sharp reaction from people.
 Does not guarantee the success of motive.
 The concerns must be tackled carefully to
incorporate all the issues.
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15. 1. http://thefrontline.v3.co.uk/2010/01/health-
fears-al.html
2. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/20
10/01/06/5-reasons-body-scanners-might-
not-solve-our-terrorism-problem/
3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jan/0
4/new-scanners-child-porn-laws
4. http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/“al-qaeda-
practises-beating-body-scanners”
5. http://epic.org/privacy/airtravel/backscatter
6. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/18/ehrc
_body_scanners/
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