Some airline passengers are furious over the idea that whole body scanners recently installed in airport security at major airports will reveal their bodies as if they were standing without clothing in front of the security officers. Some want to refuse, but they would then be subject to a full "pat down", which may also be considered humiliating. Is it really necessary to go this far? Or do airline passengers prefer to have the assurance that every other passenger on the flight has also been thoroughly checked and poses no threat?
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