Body Scans

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Adam Savage Mythbusting Airport Security: "WTF TSA?"

2:36AM November 24, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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Some Airport Employees Use Body Scanners As Personal Nudie-Vision Goggles

1:20PM September 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We’ve heard of airport employees abusing body scanners to get naughty looks at their coworkers, but now we’re hearing that some security officials at a Nigerian airport might be using them like personal nudie-vision goggles. More »


Michael Jackson’s 3D Body Scans On eBay For $US1.5m

4:40AM November 19, 2009 | Danny Allen

This just seems wrong. A US businessman claims he’s been sitting on 3D scans from 1996, when MJ was aged 37. It’s rumoured the singer wanted a virtual or robot double, and this data, if real, would enable just that. More »