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Re:Defeated by mherdeg on Monday August 26, 2013 @09:57AM (#6277032)
Do you happen to know — what happens if you try to decline to enter the full-body-scanners at AMS? Does Schiphol also have a "pat down option" like the TSA offers?

Thinking of other European countries, in the UK, signs at Gatwick say that if you are selected for a full-body scan and decline to use the machine, you will not be allowed to travel.

Re:Defeated by schoen on Monday August 26, 2013 @02:17PM (#6278817)
The use of the full-body scanners at Schiphol is optional. The agents there are not very well-trained about this fact but people do normally succeed in opting out. For example, I succeeded after OHM earlier this month, though I was given more push-back than when opting out in the U.S.

Here is a Dutch government site about the scanners confirming that travelers are allowed to opt out:

http://english.nctv.nl/themes_en/themes-a-z/Security_and_civ...