Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument

Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by StavrosK on Sunday October 31, 2010 @09:18PM (#1854983)

Wait, where are there backscatter scanners in the UK? I've never seen one, unless I was scanned without my consent?

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Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by viraptor on Sunday October 31, 2010 @10:42PM (#1855167)

Heathrow and Manchester some years ago. I'm not sure what the current situation is. They're definitely not used on arrivals, but I haven't been flying out from London lately.

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Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by fakelvis on Monday November 01, 2010 @09:44AM (#1856384)

And don't forget the return journey. I get backscatter scanned (at the gate) around 25% of the time when I travel from Schiphol, NL to Cardiff, UK (a journey I do often).

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Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by Devilboy on Sunday October 31, 2010 @11:18PM (#1855230)

I think they're on the Heathrow to USA flights?

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Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by robin_reala on Monday November 01, 2010 @05:29AM (#1855854)

I’ve not flown to the US since 2003, but I’ve flown many times to other European and Asian destinations from Heathrow and Gatwick and I’ve never been through a backscatter machine.

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Re:Ask HN: Please critique backscatter argument by Devilboy on Monday November 01, 2010 @05:11PM (#1858241)

Yea its for the USA bound flights.

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