Code planned for airport scanners

A UK government department is to draw up guidelines for the use of passenger images produced by airport security scanners. The Department for Transport will issue a code of practice for all operators to help ensure that those responsible for the scanning are properly trained and that procedures comply with the Data Protection Act. Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently endorsed the use of full-body scanners at airports, and the British Airports Authority has said it will install the machines as soon as practical, with Heathrow Airport expected to be the first.