Gone are the days when friends and family could walk you to your gate and you could board an airplane without a detailed airport security check. (For you youngsters, yes, that actually happened once ...

10 airports get body-scanning machines that show what's underneath clothes. BALTIMORE -- Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the ...

Here's what you need to know about the health risks of scanners used in the past—and whether you should opt for the pat-down today. Every time you go through security at the airport, one thing ...

The Transportation Security Administration's plan to install new full-body scanners at U.S. airport security checkpoints is raising lots of questions about privacy and health issues. Add to those the ...

Travelers enduring scorching temperatures across the U.S. and Europe – or who tend to perspire profusely – may find their sweat stains triggering body scanner alarms at airport security. In a recent ...

The new “strip search” scanning machines at airport security checkpoints are increasingly causing furor over issues of privacy, decency and health. Over the weekend, a passenger in San Diego, software ...

Dubai has ruled out the use of full-body security scanners at its airports as the devices do not correspond with national customs and ethics according to the police officer heading airport security.

Los Angeles County will install airport-style body scanners and increase the use of drug-sniffing canines at its two largest juvenile facilities in response to a series of overdoses and the recent ...

After Tyner declined to go through the full-body scanner, he refused to submit to a groin check as part of a pat-down. He was thrown out of the airport Saturday after being threatened with a fine and ...