X-rays, see pictures ... nude

A new full-body X-ray machine being tested at an American airport this month has raised concerns about privacy because it has the ability to " look " through the clothes people have taken.

According to authorities, the Backscatte X-ray machine used at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona can detect non-metallic devices and other objects such as hidden weapons on the body.

However, critics say the machine is a violation of privacy when it can show the nude image of the person being photographed and may pave the way for widespread abuse of these images, some The case may be posted or sold on the Internet.

"Passengers want to keep the body behind their costumes and they don't want to discover themselves in that way," said Jay Stanley, a private life expert with the United States Civil Liberties Union.

However, the federal government eased these concerns, saying that the cameras could blur the external genitalia of the person being taken and the X-ray image will be removed from the screen once the passenger has been complete testing machine.

A new X-ray machine capable of " looking " through clothes is causing concerns about privacy (Photo: TTO)

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