RICHMOND (NEWS1130) - Transport Minister John Baird plans to install dozens of scanners that can see through your clothing, producing a three dimensional image. It's expected about 45 scanners will be set up at 11 major airports over the next two months.
It's not known if everyone will have to pass through the high tech x-ray machines or if the scans will be random. The system has been tested at the Kelowna airport.
The security measure is seen as necessary after the attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up an airliner bound from Europe to Detroit on Christmas Day.
Civil libertarians are concerned the full body scan may violate your right to privacy. Most travellers we're speaking with at YVR have no problem with the scan, which essentially shows your naked body, if it makes getting through the airport easier, "I'm alright with that, as long as they let you take some stuff on the plane."
YVR has also been increasing security in the lead-up to the Olympics but those there won't give any details. The plan is said to be "robust" and has been worked on for years. March 1st is expected to be the busiest day in Vancouver International's history.
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