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A reddit user on the real reason the US is buying these scanners: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/mdwox/eu_has_banned_the_use_of_xray_body_scanners_

• alttag 15y ago
  I'd prefer you share the poster's assertion with us and provide commentary as to whether you agree or think the commenter is paranoid. Just posting a link doesn't add much.
  • danssig 15y ago
    He has links and things providing his point. I agree with him, it was clearly a corruption thing from the start. Otherwise, why would people need to be scanned while leaving the airport. It only makes sense for either (a) creating useless jobs for people and/or (b) buying useless equipment to do the useless job.
    • alttag 15y ago
      Yes, it was edited following my comment. He originally had just the link, and it came off as gossip, not insight.
• suivix 15y ago
  ""Let's not forget the REAL motivation for the US Gov't to buy these things [1] The former Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff whose company, Rapiscan, miraculously won a contract worth $173 million just days after he left his office and essentially bought the company."" [1] http://thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary-mainmenu-43/5240-getting-rich-from-the-naked-body-scanners http://thenewamerican.com/economy/commentary-mainmenu-43/524...