People have a desire for security, especially when they are about to enter an aircraft. Nobody wants to sit next to a terrorist flying 30,000 ft above ground. So, modern technology is expected to provide a solution to screen anybody willing to enter an aircraft for hidden threats. Obviously the actual solution using metal detectors and manual control is secure only to a certain level; moreover it is inefficient and offending. Security screening and respecting privacy at the same time constitute a conflict which cannot be easily solved. Characteristic for that dilemma is the actual public discussion regarding the so called 'strip scanner , where a technology with high security standard obviously violates privacy when in a figurative sense it undresses people and even worse illuminates them with arguable radiation (x-ray or millimetre waves). This article describes a possible solution, which respects people's privacy and complies with their basic need for security.
How to perform a security check without undressing people. Can terahertz technology answer the conflict between security and privacy?
Optik & Photonik ; 3 , 4 ; 31-34
2008
4 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 6 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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