Brussels, 23/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The proposal to bring in body scanners, which allow objects concealed beneath clothing to be detected, in EU airports has been strongly opposed by MEPs who fear serious repercussions for citizens' right to privacy. The European Commission intends shortly to propose that body scanners be included among the authorised passenger inspection methods in EU airports. These machines are portals which use millimetre wave imaging technology which allows black and...