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| April 13, 2010 | 90 percent Brits 'happy' with use of full-body scanners at UK airports | | London: A poll has revealed that a majority of Brits are happy to use the new full-body scanners deployed at airports across the country. According to Unisys, as many as 90 percent of
the 977 people surveyed in UK are happy to use the controversial scanners. The
survey also revealed that 91 percent of the UK public would be willing to readily
submit biometric data, such as iris scans and fingerprints, to identify them when
travelling by air. The figure of the scanner's acceptance in UK is far higher
than in any other of the 11 countries in the survey. In total 10,000 people took
part in the poll. Only 45 percent of people in Hong Kong supported the use of
the new scanners, while support was even lower in Mexico, with only 24 percent
in favour. "With airport operator BAA also reporting positive responses to the
full-body scanners, it appears that the early controversy surrounding the technology
has died down and people are taking a pragmatic approach to their safety," The
Daily Express quoted Neil Fisher, Unisys Vice-President, as saying. "The question
is has the country done enough to subvert another terrorist plot? What we have
done so far is react to threats as they occur, rather than take a holistic view
of the threat," he added. Apart from the UK, Hong Kong and Mexico, the poll involved
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the
USA. | |
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