3D 'Nude Body' scans: Lost in the uproar, Dutch moving to computer reading of images.

[denem]

When the Dutch announced they were instituting full-body scans at Schiphol airport for US bound flights, Dutch Interior Affairs Minister Guusje Ter Horst said that, within three weeks, 15 will have been converted to automatic computer analysis, with the remainder to follow.

The Minister said computer analysis of 3D microwave images will take less time, be less costly and less prone to error than visual inspection by a human operator.

This was reported on Deutsche Welle Radio. The only reference I can find so far is: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5071858,00.html?maca=en-dtland-online-460-rdf

I presume they have tested the software on 'loaded' underwear.

[denem]

1. WTF!!

I know this is whining, but what on earth merits a unrec. of this story?

[SoCalDem]

2. someone who maybe has YOU on their watch list..a hangover from primary season

there are people here who do keep score:grr:..too cowardly to actually comment and risk being disagreed with..they prefer the sneaky drive-by.

[denem]

4. I post some pretty stupid things sometimes

when I allow impulse to get the better of me. This story is about cooling things down.

[mainer]

3. for the Dutch, nudity is no big thing. Hardly an invasion of privacy there.

It's the Americans who seem to get uptight about naked bodies on scans.

[denem]

5. Actually it was the Germans (catholic Bavaria) who were raisng the alarm,

hence the investigation on DW.

[denem]

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