Body scanners have been a part of getting through airports for decades now, but they have long raised concerns about the privacy of those who go through.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scanners were introduced at airports to combat hijacking in the 1970s - Getty Images The conveyor-belt security scanners at ...

The new “strip search” scanning machines at airport security checkpoints are increasingly causing furor over issues of privacy, decency and health. Over the weekend, a passenger in San Diego, software ...

BALTIMORE -- Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security ...

Airport scanners are an 'extremely low' source of radiation exposure that poses virtually no health risk, not even to frequent air travellers, say US researchers. The study may help ease fears of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. facial recognition When traveling, many people allow their faces to be scanned at airports. There are plenty of problems with ...

Newer airport screening machines that operate like medical CT scanners are better at spotting liquid explosives, but many airports still lack that expensive equipment (Photo: Jason Woodhead / CC BY ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The federal government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a different type of machine that produces a cartoon-like outline ...

Pregnant mothers who may feel uneasy about being scanned are assured by the UK government that scanners (which use ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's busiest airport is becoming the first in the nation to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights, including U.S. citizens, ...

Opting out of the standard checks can feel like a big ask, but there are processes in place if people would prefer an ...