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That seems like a weird reason since the radiation counter argument was typically countered by pointing out the radiation from the flight itself likely exceeded
by Jach 7y ago
That seems like a weird reason since the radiation counter argument was typically countered by pointing out the radiation from the flight itself likely exceeded the scan by a lot.
This is likely about as safe as wifi. The paper someone linked describes a system using around 24-30 GHz microwaves, one of the company blogs says the power they transmit at those frequencies is even less than a typical router. This isn't unusual. You can see a list of over 800 FCC approved devices in that frequency range here: https://fccid.io/frequency-explorer.php?lower=24000&upper=30000&within https://fccid.io/frequency-explorer.php?lower=24000&upper=30... (I also didn't see anything there for Liberty Defense, the company suspects they'll have a product ready by 2020 but we'll see. Radar and imaging applications are tricky, this company could implode beforehand.)
- djsumdog 7y agoYou need to keep in mind the first body scanners were not millimeter wave scanner. They were much more dangerous back scatter x-ray machines.
- mffnbs 7y ago> That seems like a weird reason since the radiation counter argument was typically countered by pointing out the radiation from the flight itself likely exceeded the scan by a lot. Doctors often advise pregnant women not to fly at certain stages of their pregnancy. I can't imagine a doctor would advise pregnant women to enter these security theaters for literally no reason.
- jobigoud 7y ago> Doctors often advise pregnant women not to fly at certain stages of their pregnancy. More likely related to turbulences and avoiding entering labor while on a flight and difficulty using the seat belt.