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Boots, belts, glasses, purses and other items land in a
plastic tray. It’s a procedure frequent flyers are painfully
familiar with, one of those things that are deemed necessary to get from point A to point B by air. “People increasingly expect
to be treated like cattle at airports,” says the executive director
of a human rights group. “What we have seen over the years is a large level of security theatre, and more worryingly ridiculous
technologies being deployed with little thought.”
But security experts believe the ever-evolving technologies are justified. The senior vice president of a leading security screening and imaging firm says that security technology and screening methods simply must continue “to adapt to changing threats.”
Airport security is one of the least popular aspects of travel, according to a passenger survey conducted by the 16 International Air Transport Association (IATA). Airports have realised this, and some are now making efforts to make the experience of being touched, scanned and having your suitcase 19 rummaged through as painless as possible, while maintaining the same level of scrutiny.
It also didn’t take long for people to wonder just how much the scanners were actually seeing, especially after the media published a picture of the head of the Transportation Security Administration’s research lab which showed her being scanned and appearing rather nude. It was an eye-opener for many, and privacy groups took up the cause. Soon officials acknowledged that the technology had to be tuned down a bit 28 in the USA and several other countries.
But security experts believe the ever-evolving technologies are justified. The senior vice president of a leading security screening and imaging firm says that security technology and screening methods simply must continue “to adapt to changing threats.”
Airport security is one of the least popular aspects of travel, according to a passenger survey conducted by the 16 International Air Transport Association (IATA). Airports have realised this, and some are now making efforts to make the experience of being touched, scanned and having your suitcase 19 rummaged through as painless as possible, while maintaining the same level of scrutiny.
It also didn’t take long for people to wonder just how much the scanners were actually seeing, especially after the media published a picture of the head of the Transportation Security Administration’s research lab which showed her being scanned and appearing rather nude. It was an eye-opener for many, and privacy groups took up the cause. Soon officials acknowledged that the technology had to be tuned down a bit 28 in the USA and several other countries.
Internet:(adapted).
According to the previous text, judge the following items.
01. Some airports are concerned with easing distress passengers have to go through during inspection.
02. People who regularly travel by air are not surprised by the security procedures.
03. A member of a human rights group and a representative of a security firm have similar points of view.
04. The word ‘changing’ (R.13) conveys the idea that threats are constantly evolving.
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07. The world had never witnessed an ebola epidemic of such
magnitude as the one mentioned in the text.
08. The WHO mentioned has no intention of keeping biological
material related to the disease.
09. The West region of Africa is totally free from the Ebola virus.
10. Even though the vaccines could be tested, the results may not
be useful to assess their efficacy.