Opinion: The good news about airport body scanners, besides the whole public safety thing
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Wherever you fall on the issue of being scanned or frisked at the airport, we should all be able to agree on one thing. It’s inspiring to see the public unite to question authority on issues of personal privacy. ‘I’m glad to see that many travelers are no longer simply submitting blindly to airport scanners, and are questioning invasive pat-downs,’ writes Peter Funt* in an Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal. ‘That’s actually something worth smiling about.’ (*Yes, as in the Peter Funt who hosted ‘Candid Camera.’)
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