Russell,

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:52:30 +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:

> I do have a number of photos that I have taken of airport XRay screens 
> that show things that ARE the right colour for security checking 
> purposes. Running such screens in a public space (as some of the 
> screens in my photos were) is utter lunacy. The 'bad guys' get to see 
> how things look and can trial various disguise systems using dummy 
> objects to make their products inobvious. Some of the screens were in 
> non public spaces but had sight lines that allowed them to be viewed 
> and photographed. Also not good design. None of the photos I took 
> were, I think, illegally taken but I probably ran the risk of having 
> my trip severely interrupted. But it should not have been possible for 
> me to have taken such photos under any conditions.

I'm a bit amazed by that - you certainly can't take photos anywhere near the security area (or customs or baggage reclaim) over here - you'd be whisked away for 
a little chat if you tried, I'm sure!  And at Heathrow, at least, you can't see the screens.  I know, I tried!  I'd love to see what my luggage looks like in x-ray.

Incidentally, NZ is the only place I've been that x-rays baggage on the way in (looking for wood, feathers, soil, possums, etc.)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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