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UK WBI Code of Practice - consultation until 21 June

I sent a long message February 6th to various UK offices regarding the use of whole body imaging in Heathrow without an opt-out option (i.e.: if chosen, either you are peeked naked by an unseen officer, or you don´t fly). I got no answer from most, and then left that e-mail account untouched for over a month. It so happens I got an e-mail on April 29th from their Dep. For Transport:

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Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your email raising concerns about the introduction of body scanners at UK airports. Your email has been passed to the Transport Security and Contingencies Directorate to respond because we are responsible for aviation security matters.

An interim code of practice has been produced following discussions with industry and other government departments for the initial deployment of body scanners. This is available on the DfT's website at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/security/a...ce/pdf/cop.pdf

The code of practice will ensure that the implementation an application of body scanners will be proportionate to privacy rights. The Department has launched a full public consultation on the interim code of practice and will consider all representations carefully before preparing a final code of practice later in the year. The consultation can be access at the following website:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/2010-23/ and I would urge that you make your comments known.

Kindest regards

Follow the site and you´ll get a lot of interesting material describing their system. They are accepting "consultations" until June 21st. We should get together and send many complaints about the lack of options, and the setup in which the images and screener cannot be seen by the person screened.

I´m going to work on mine over the weekend.

For me, it's simple: No opt-out, no LHR.

I'm already pretty sour on the UK airports due to their propensity to have long lines and sporadic additional harassment at checkpoints and gates. Also, DfT are the assclowns who are responsible for foisting Liquid Idiocy on the rest of the world.

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Originally Posted by Spiff (Post 14147899)

For me, it's simple: No opt-out, no LHR.

Let them know that by sending them an e-mail or letter:

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How to respond

The consultation period runs from 29 March 2010 until 21 June 2010. Please ensure that your response reaches us by 5pm on the closing date.

If you would like further copies of this consultation document it can be found at www.dft.gov.uk/consultations. Please send consultation responses, preferably by email to [email protected] or by post to:

Mike Alcock
Department for Transport
Zone 5/12
Southside
Victoria Street
London SW1E 6DT

Bump!

Sorry for this - but I feel it is a good idea to remind you the UK is accepting opinions on their whole body scanning setup until this Monday.

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Originally Posted by BubbaLoop (Post 14159731)

Bump!

Sorry for this - but I feel it is a good idea to remind you the UK is accepting opinions on their whole body scanning setup until this Monday.

Thank you. As a UK citizen and a frequent traveler from LHR, this is concerning to me.

Although it may be in contravention of FT TOS, it might be worth somehow indicating this consultation period on the BA/BMI forums as well.