Border crossings about to get even worse

hypoxia wrote:
The agent wanted me to speed up but I didn't.

.....there is good reason to minimize biological exposure to high energy X-ray.

On edit: partly deleted "DHS' X-ray scanners could be cancer risk to border crossers" here-->

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC, of "EPIC v. the NSA" fame) obtained the specifications on the San Ysidro genre of X-ray scanners through an Freedom of Information Act. Look it up. The document is partially redacted, of course. EPIC v. HLS. In 2016, EPIC v. TSA in DC Appeals Court link-->commenced in I believe 2017, on forcing TSA to allow passengers at airports to undergo full body pat-down as an alternative to backscatter AIT walk-through. In Europe, "passengers are given the right to opt out from a control with scanners and be subject to an alternative method of screening". And, further, "In order not to risk jeopardizing citizens' health and safety, only security scanners which do not use X-ray technology are added to the list of authorized methods for passenger screening at EU airports. All other technologies, such as that used for mobiles phones and others, can be used provided that they comply with EU security standards." link-->