[ RadSafe ] " Scanner-proof undies hit the market "

[Jaro Franta]

Scanner-proof undies hit the market
  AFP November 23, 2010 4:07 AM  

 - Airline passengers worried about new security scanners filming their
privates now have a way out: anti-radiation underwear. 

The undies, sold by Colorado company Rocky Flats Gear, feature fig leaf
patterns over the sensitive area, with the leaves made out of material
promising to "block natural and man-made radiation." 

That would stop harmful rays of any kind, but more to the point, the
technology "insures privacy of medical and body scanner images," company
website www.rockyflatsgear.com says. 

There's something for everyone in this sci-fitop drawer, ranging from the
Patriot 3 Pack of men's boxer shorts to skimpier briefs and, for women, the
Velvet Privacy Bra. 

The Transportation Security Administration has come under pressure over
scanners that show the naked contours of passengers. Those who refuse to
submit to the scan face a detailed manual search. 

A man filmed confronting airport staff in mid-November and telling an
official to keep his hands off his "junk" -slang for genitals -has become a
YouTube folk hero.


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